Fear Avoidance Beliefs Predict Disability in Older Adults with Chronic Low Back Pain
Fear Avoidance Beliefs Predict Disability in Older Adults with Chronic Low Back Pain
Alejandra Camacho-Soto,Gwendolyn A Sowa,S. Perera,D. Weiner
2012 · DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2012.01.017
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TLDR
To determine whether fear avoidance beliefs (FABs) in older adults with chronic low back pain (CLBP) are significantly associated with gait speed decline and/or self‐report of greater disability, a large number of subjects were randomly assigned to receive FABs or placebo.
Abstract
To determine whether fear avoidance beliefs (FABs) in older adults with chronic low back pain (CLBP) are significantly associated with gait speed decline and/or self‐report of greater disability.