The role of psychological factors in chronić cen/ical spine pain syndromes

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The role of psychological factors in chronić cen/ical spine pain syndromes

Journal Title: Fizjoterapia Polska - Year 2009, Vol 9, Issue 4

Abstract

[b]Background.[/b] Spinał pain is one ofthe most freąuent musculoskeletal complaints, and is considered a major ąuantitati-ve, social and therapeutic problem. Despite the many studies on the subject conducted so far, the aetiology of spinał pain seems very diverse and treatment is often ineffective. The present paper aims to analyse the relationship between chronić cen/ical spine pain and selected psychological factors such as depression and the most freauently experienced emotions of joy, satisfaction, tenderness, anxiety fear, apprehension, anger, indignation, irritation, feeling ofguilt, feeling of shame, grief, humiliation, or sadness. [b]Material and methods.[/b] We analysed data provided by 45 subjects, who were enrolled on account of chronić cen/ical spine pain of morę than 3 months duration. The study used a sun/ey the Beck Depression lnventory and an Emotion Qu-estionnaire. [b]Results and Conclusions.[/b] The average reported duration ofthe pain was 13.2 years. Average self-rated pain intensity was 5.9 on a 10-point scalę and the average duration of treatment before entering the study was 11.6 years. The results in-dicate that there is a relationship between the occurrence of chronić cen/ical spine pain and depression, as well as the most freauently experienced emotions, such as fear, anxiety apprehension, and humiliation.

Authors and Affiliations

Elżbieta Szczygieł, Bożena Krzanik, Joanna Golec, Paweł Szot

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