catastrophising

Catastrophism, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis-Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia: how research questions ‘construct’ realities Oter-Quintana; Alameda-Cuesta Letter to the Editor. No abstract. Link (Enfermería Clínica (English Edition)) [Paywall]

The predictive role of pain catastrophising following genicular arterial embolisation for the treatment of mild and moderate knee osteoarthritis Richard Harrison; Tim Salomons; Sarah MacGill; Mark Little Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of OA and is not currently considered to...

Jim Al-khalili’s subject in his ‘The Life Scientific’ programme on BBC Radio 4 on Tuesday, February 14, was Professor Sir Simon Wessely. I thought given the new research into ME and Gulf War Illness this would be of interest. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08dnr3g " Gulf War Syndrome. So...

Full title: The role of self-efficacy and catastrophizing in explaining improvements in disability, pain and fatigue among patients with chronic widespread pain treated with physiotherapy: An exploratory analysis Authors: Thompson, Antcliff and Woby Abstract Objectives Most research exploring...

Full title: The Lonely, Isolating, and Alienating Implications of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/8/4/413

abstract, etc: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32736598/ open access: https://advancesinrheumatology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s42358-020-00141-9 here is their conclusion...

(Not a recommendation) (can i roll my eyes?) Psychological Correlates of Patients With Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) All authors from Cleveland clinic Abstract Psychological symptoms are frequently reported in patients with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)...

A project from what seems to be the Stanford Division of Pain Medicine surveying the patient community over the notion of pain catastrophising and how to better define and label it. I did not manage to offer an alternative name. I am not fond of the proffered alternatives either. It's pretty...

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165032719334561

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1359104520918364 ETA on sci-hub https://sci-hub.se/https://doi.org/10.1177/1359104520918364

This seems to be an important article, hits many points and arguments that have been made repeatedly on this forum, namely that there is a problem with the content validity of questionnaires that measure catastrophizing. Here the Belgian authors looked at the validity of six pain...

This research in Clinical Rheumatology arrived in my Stork reseach feed this morning. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-019-04881-y Is there no end to the fad concept of catastrophizing? Could it be that people with knee osteoarthritis know from experience that stair climbing, above all other...

A Reduction in Pain Intensity Is More Strongly Associated With Improved Physical Functioning in Frustration Tolerant Individuals: A Longitudinal Moderation Study in Chronic Pain Patients Ribera et al, Frontiers in Psycholology 2019 available for free here Abstract Objective: The onset and...

Central sensitization: a matter of concern In 1981 Wilbert E. Fordyce challenged conventional wisdom. In one of the most influential findings in modern pain research, he reported a negative relationship between exercise and pain [1]. A subsequent study by Steven Linton confirmed these results...

https://spoonseeker.com/2018/07/29/probing-the-holes-in-mus/