Thinking beyond muscles and joints: Therapists' and patients' attitudes and beliefs regarding chronic musculoskeletal pain are key to applying effective treatment

Manual Therapy

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 96-102

  Nijs, Jo ^a,c   Roussel, Nathalie ^a,b,d   Paul van Wilgen, C ^e   Köke, Albère ^f,g   Smeets, Rob ^f,g  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b Hogeschool Antwerpen   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^e Transcare Transdisciplinairy Painmanagement Centre   (Netherlands)

^f Adelante Center of Expertise in Rehabilitation and Audiology   (Netherlands)

^g MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adherence; Chronic pain; Exercise; Illness perceptions; Low back pain; Neck pain; Whiplash

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSIOTHERAPIST ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC PAIN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENTS; PHYSICAL THERAPISTS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84875372250     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: 15322769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2012.11.001     Document Type: Article

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