TLDR: The fear-avoidance model describes how a person’s interpretation of pain may influence what happens next. When pain is viewed as threatening or as evidence of serious damage, it can lead to fear, close monitoring of the body and avoidance of movement or activity. Avoidance may reduce fear in the moment, but it also limits opportunities to learn whether the activity is actually harmful.
April 1, 2025 Korean Journal of Pain Author: Sahar M. Jaffal Link: https://doi.org/10.3344/kjp.24393 TLDR: Researchers have identified changes in the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nervous system that are associated with chronic pain and may, in turn, help maintain or worsen it. The affected areas are involved in how pain feels—including its sensitivity, intensity and characteristics—as well as how we process emotions and think while in pain. Treatments that support helpfu
This study looked at how the genetics of females with Multisite Chronic Pain (MCP) were related to changes in the thickness and surface area of the outer layer of the brain (grey matter).
