Complementary health approaches for chronic low back pain and the role of fear avoidance beliefs in worsening physical dysfunction

Permanent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2047/D20213389
Title:
Complementary health approaches for chronic low back pain and the role of fear avoidance beliefs in worsening physical dysfunction
Creator:
Gillies, Shirley Alexandra (Author)
Contributor:
Howard, Elizabeth (Advisor)
Saper, Robert (Committee member)
Damus, Karla (Committee member)
Roberts, Susan (Committee member)
Language:
English
Publisher:
Boston, Massachusetts : Northeastern University, 2016
Copyright date:
2016
Date Accepted:
2016
Date Awarded:
2016
Type of resource:
Text
Genre:
Dissertations
Format:
electronic
Digital origin:
born digital
Abstract/Description:
Chronic low back pain is a biopsychosocial disorder and a public health care issue. Despite rising costs, disability rates have not improved. In addition, opioids are a common management approach and their overuse has significant public health ramifications. The need for continued research on how to effectively manage chronic low back pain has become apparent. This dissertation will review some common complementary health approaches for back pain and their effectiveness. In addition, it will review the influence fear avoidance beliefs have on worsening physical dysfunction and suggest clinical treatment approaches. Finally, it will analyze data from a randomized controlled trial to determine whether high fear avoidance beliefs are associated with worsening physical dysfunction in a predominately minority population. It will identify whether a group difference exists in a yoga, physical therapy or education intervention at influencing these beliefs. It will also identify whether high fear avoidance beliefs scores at baseline are predictive of treatment attendance rates.
Subjects and keywords:
chronic low back pain
complementary health approaches
fear avoidance beliefs
Chronic pain -- Psychological aspects
Chronic pain -- Alternative treatment
Backache -- Alternative treatment
Backache -- Exercise therapy
Yoga -- Therapeutic use
Fear
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17760/D20213389
Permanent Link:
http://hdl.handle.net/2047/D20213389
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