Introduction: – Whether person-centered pain education approaches for Physical Therapist (PT) students elicit positive guideline-consistent changes in knowledge, attitudes, and clinical behavior is unknown. This study aims to evaluate the effects of enhanced-education compared to standard-education among …

Objective To assess whether there is an association between total prescribed dosage of resistance exercise (volume, frequency, intensity, and duration) and change in pain and physical function in individuals with knee osteoarthritis (OA). Method A systematic review with meta-regression was conducted, …

(Chronische) musculoskeletale pijn is wereldwijd een grote uitdaging voor zorgverleners. Uit literatuur en praktijk blijkt dat veel fysiotherapeuten zich onbekwaam voelen in het behandelen van pijn vanuit een biopsychosociaal perspectief. Een oorzaak hiervan is dat het huidige onderwijs te veel gericht …

Background: Chronic musculoskeletal pain is best addressed from a biopsychosocial perspective. Despite physiotherapists’ awareness of this approach, translating it into practice remains a challenge. A three-month post-graduate course was designed to facilitate Dutch physiotherapists in private practice …

Background Healthcare providers’ attitudes and beliefs can influence how patients with persistent musculoskeletal pain are treated. A biopsychosocial approach is more effective than a purely biomedical approach. Ensuring healthcare professionals have appropriate pain science education (PSE) is essential …

Background Illness perceptions can affect the way people with musculoskeletal pain emotionally and behaviorally cope with their health condition. Understanding patients illness perceptions may help facilitate patient-centered care. The purpose of this study was to explore illness perceptions and the …

Prevalence of musculoskeletal pain among saudi oil platforms operators on a self-propelled jack-up barge within 3 months

Objective To develop and internally validate a prognostic model to predict chronic pain after a new episode of acute or subacute non-specific idiopathic, non-traumatic neck pain in patients presenting to physiotherapy primary care, emphasising modifiable biomedical, psychological and social factors. Design …

Physiotherapy is pivotal in managing musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions (1). Central to the management of MSK conditions is the biopsychosocial model, which highlights the complex relations between biological, psychological, and social factors in shaping the health and well-being of individuals with MSK …

Objective To develop sets of core and optional recommended domains for describing and evaluating Osteoarthritis Management Programs (OAMPs), with a focus on hip and knee Osteoarthritis (OA). Design We conducted a 3-round modified Delphi survey involving an international group of researchers, health professionals, …