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RESEARCH TYPE:
Psychology


Human Studies


2020 Jul 14


NeuroRehabilitation

A test of the fear avoidance model to predict chronic pain outcomes in a polytrauma sample.

Authors

McGeary C, Nabity P, Reed D, Cobos B, Eapen B, Pugh M J, Jaramillo C, Potter J, Houle T, Young-McCaughan S, Peterson A, McGeary D
NeuroRehabilitation. 2020 Jul 14.
PMID: 32675428.

Abstract

Chronic musculoskeletal pain is a complex problem, particularly for individuals with head injury and comorbid psychiatric conditions. The Fear Avoidance Model offers one of the strongest opportunities to conceptualize comorbid traumatic injury and pain, but this model is largely untested.