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ReviewBrazilian journal of physical therapy

Beliefs about the body and pain: the critical role in musculoskeletal pain management.

J P Caneiro, Samantha Bunzli, Peter O'Sullivan

2 registry-linked trialsAbstract readReview
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Review in Brazilian journal of physical therapy. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 80 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06187428 nacompletednot on this map

The PainSMART Project: A Research Program on Effectiveness, Mechanisms of Effect and Patient-practitioner Experiences of the PainSMART-strategy as an Adjunct to Usual Primary Care Physiotherapy Management for Musculoskeletal Pain

TypeinterventionalSponsorKajsa JohanssonRan2024 to 2025Enrolled494ConditionsPain, Pain Acute, Pain, Chronic, Self EfficacyArmsPainSMART-strategy, Usual physiotherapy management
NCT06508385 narecruitingnot on this map

The Effect of Perception of Improvement Provided Virtual Reality Environment on Symptom Presence and Severity in Patients With Fibromyalgia

TypeinterventionalSponsorIstanbul Medeniyet UniversityRan2024 to 2026Enrolled39ConditionsFibromyalgiaArmsBreathing exercise
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

80 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Women's Causal Beliefs About Their Pelvic Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Ethnography.Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

J P CaneiroSchool of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Curtin University, Perth, Australia; Body Logic Physiotherapy, Perth, Australia. Electronic address: jp.caneiro@curtin.edu.au.
Samantha BunzliDepartment Surgery, St. Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
Peter O'SullivanSchool of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Curtin University, Perth, Australia; Body Logic Physiotherapy, Perth, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBeliefs about the body and pain play a powerful role in behavioural and emotional responses to musculoskeletal pain. What a person believes and how they respond to their musculoskeletal pain can influence how disabled they will be by pain. Importantly, beliefs are modifiable and are therefore considered an important target for the treatment of pain-related disability. Clinical guidelines recommend addressing unhelpful beliefs as the first line of treatment in all patients presenting with musculoskeletal pain. However, many clinicians hold unhelpful beliefs themselves; while others feel ill-equipped to explore and target the beliefs driving unhelpful responses to pain. As a result, clinicians may reinforce unhelpful beliefs, behaviours and resultant disability among the patients they treat.

methodsTo assist clinicians, in Part 1 of this paper we discuss what beliefs are; how they are formed; the impact they can have on a person's behaviour, emotional responses and outcomes of musculoskeletal pain. In Part 2, we discuss how we can address beliefs in clinical practice. A clinical case is used to illustrate the critical role that beliefs can have on a person's journey from pain and disability to recovery.

conclusionsWe encourage clinicians to exercise self-reflection to explore their own beliefs and better understand their biases, which may influence their management of patients with musculoskeletal pain. We suggest actions that may benefit their practice, and we propose key principles to guide a process of behavioural change.

Indexed as

Musculoskeletal PainHumansPain ManagementPersons with DisabilitiesBehaviourBeliefsHealthcareMusculoskeletalPain

Identifiers

PMID32616375
PMCPMC7817871

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