Catastrophizing during and after pregnancy: Associations with lumbopelvic pain and postpartum physical ability

Physical Therapy

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 49-57

  Olsson, Christina B ^a,b,c,d   Grooten, Wilhelmus J A ^c   Nilsson Wikmar, Lena ^c   Harms Ringdahl, Karin ^c,e   Lundberg, Mari ^f  

^a Primärvårdsrehab Serafen   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM COUNTY COUNCIL   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d CeFAM   (Sweden)

^e KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CATASTROPHIZING; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; BACK PAIN; CATASTROPHIZATION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PELVIC PAIN; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84855224934     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: 15386724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20100293     Document Type: Article

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