The treatment of fear of movement/(re)injury in chronic low back pain: Further evidence on the effectiveness of exposure in vivo

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 251-261

  Vlaeyen, Johan W S ^a   De Jong, Jeroen ^a   Geilen, Mario ^a   Heuts, Peter H T G ^a   Van Breukelen, Gerard ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cognitive behavioral treatment; Exposure in vivo; Fear avoidance beliefs; Low back pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY MOVEMENT; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DESENSITIZATION; EXPERIENCE; EXPOSURE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DESENSITIZATION, PSYCHOLOGIC; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036320221     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002508-200207000-00006     Document Type: Article

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