The use of fear-avoidance beliefs and nonorganic signs in predicting prolonged disability in patients with neck pain

Manual Therapy

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 239-248

  Landers, Merrill R ^a   Creger, Rachel V ^a   Baker, Carrie V ^a   Stutelberg, Karl S ^a  

^a Division of Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Fear avoidance beliefs; Neck disability index; Neck pain; Nonorganic signs; Physiotherapy; Psychological factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DISABILITY; DISEASE DURATION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK PAIN; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 41749115167     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2007.01.010     Document Type: Article

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