Pain· 2012Q1· Review
Fear-avoidance model of chronic musculoskeletal pain: 12 years on
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Short summary
The fear-avoidance model of pain, proposed 12 years ago, remains a robust framework for understanding how fear of movement and re-injury contributes to chronic musculoskeletal pain and disability.
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Key points
- The fear-avoidance model explains how fear of movement and re-injury leads to avoidance behaviors.
- Avoidance behaviors are a critical factor in the development and maintenance of chronic musculoskeletal pain.
- The model provides a framework for understanding disability associated with chronic pain.
- The model's core tenets have been consistently supported by research over the past 12 years.
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Abstract
sponsorship: Johan W.S. Vlaeyen was supported by the Social Sciences Research Council of the Netherlands (NWO), and the Research Foundation, Flanders, Belgium (FWO Vlaanderen). Steven J. Linton received grants from the Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research. (Social Sciences Research Council of the Netherlands (NWO), Research Foundation, Flanders, Belgium (FWO Vlaanderen), Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research)
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Field: Pharmacology (Medicine)
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