Postural awareness and its relation to pain: validation of an innovative instrument measuring awareness of body posture in patients with chronic pain.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Habitual postural patterns are associated with musculoskeletal pain, and improving a maladaptive posture requires postural awareness in order to lead to clinical improvements. This study aimed to develop and evaluate the psychometric properties of an innovative postural awareness scale.

Methods

A 12-item Postural Awareness Scale (PAS) was developed and administered to 512 chronic pain patients (50.3 ± 11.4 years, 91.6% female, 37.1% spinal/shoulder pain) to assess its factor structure and reliability. To determine convergent validity, measures of body awareness, body responsiveness, body image, and mindfulness were correlated with the PAS, as were clinical measures of pain intensity, disability, and mental health. Sensitivity to change was assessed in 202 outpatie

SUBMITTER: Cramer H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5889545 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature