Study Design. Population-based survey. Objectives. To assess the back pain beliefs in 2
provinces in Canada to inform a population-based educational campaign. Summary of …

OBJECTIVE: To examine whether symptom exaggeration is a factor in complaints of
cognitive dysfunction using 2 new validated instruments in patients with fibromyalgia (FM). …

Objective: To describe the systemic nature of the illness reported after motor vehicle collisions
using data from a large, population based cohort of individuals making an injury insurance …

Objective. Positive expectations predict better outcome in a number of health conditions, but
the role of expectations in predicting health recovery after injury is not well understood. We …

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a patient reporting chronic symptoms. Lithuania, however, is a country where there is little …

Objective: To determine prognostic factors for the duration and severity of acute symptoms
in subjects with grade 1 or 2 whiplash injuries. Methods: Collision victims presenting to a …

Study Design. Quasi-experimental before-and-after design with control group. Objective.
We evaluated a back pain mass media campaign's impact on population back pain beliefs, …

Objective. To determine the specificity and sensitivity of the Modified 2010 American
College of Rheumatology (ACR) Diagnostic Criteria for Fibromyalgia (given as a self-administered …

This is a pilot study to compare levels of perceived injustice via the Injustice Experience
Questionnaire in patients with fibromyalgia or rheumatoid arthritis. Two cohorts of patients, one …

The purpose of the current study was twofold: (1) to determine the isometric force and
electromyographic (EMG) relationship of the sternocleidomastoid, splenii and trapezii muscles …