Musculoskeletal science & practice
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Musculoskelet Sci Pract · Feb 2021
Review Meta AnalysisEffects of manual therapy on fear avoidance, kinesiophobia and pain catastrophizing in individuals with chronic musculoskeletal pain: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
To systematically review the effectiveness of manual therapy on fear-avoidance, kinesiophobia, and pain catastrophizing in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain. ⋯ Manual therapy may not be superior to no treatment or other treatments on improving fear-avoidance, kinesiophobia and pain catastrophizing, based on very low or low quality of evidence. More studies are necessary to strengthen the evidence of effects of manual therapy on pain-related fear outcomes.