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ArticleJournal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association2025

Rehabilitation Interventions for Fear-Avoidance Beliefs and Behaviors in Sudden Onset Musculoskeletal Conditions: A Scoping Review.

Julia Lu, Emma Kobelsky, Jason Fung, Tamara Sogomonian, Zoë Edger-Lacoursière, Bernadette Nedelec

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Article in Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Rehabilitation Evaluation and Treatment for Skin Graft Complications of the Genitalia.Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association · 2026
    Article
  2. Rehabilitating Soldiers for Load Carriage Tasks: An International Perspective.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025
    Review
  3. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Occupational Therapy: A Scoping Review.The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association
    Article
4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Julia LuSchool of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University.
Emma KobelskySchool of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University.
Jason FungSchool of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University.ORCID 0009-0009-8843-8261
Tamara SogomonianSchool of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University.ORCID 0000-0002-1812-615X
Zoë Edger-LacoursièreSchool of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University.ORCID 0000-0001-5945-6078
Bernadette NedelecSchool of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University.

Funding

McGill University
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fear avoidance (FA) describes beliefs and behaviors related to avoiding movements or activities after a painful event. Fear avoidance is a prevalent issue that limits the recovery outcomes and social reintegration of burn survivors. However, as current literature focuses on chronic conditions, understanding the impact and treatment of FA within sudden onset musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions, specifically in the burn survivor population, is lacking. The purpose of this scoping review is to synthesize evidence-based rehabilitation interventions aimed at improving FA behaviors and beliefs after sudden onset MSK conditions and to provide suggestions for clinical application with the burn survivor population. Ovid Medline, Ovid EMBASE, CINAHL, and PsycINFO were sourced from inception to May 2023. Monthly Google Scholar searches and hand-searching of included articles' reference lists were done to add additional relevant publications. Eligibility criteria included: (1) adults with sudden onset MSK condition, (2) intervention from a rehabilitation professional, and (3) FA as the primary outcome. Four authors performed data extraction using the TIDIER checklist. Seven intervention types were identified: (1) education; (2) exercise; (3) graded motor imagery; (4) manual therapy (MT); (5) multimodal-education with exercise; (6) multimodal-education with MT and exercise; and (7) multimodal-interactive gaming console with exercise. All intervention types, except MT, demonstrated significant decreases in FA. This review summarizes effective rehabilitation interventions to address FA while highlighting the role of rehabilitation professionals in improving function and alleviating potential disability stemming from FA despite physical recovery.

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Avoidance LearningBurnsFearMusculoskeletal DiseasesSurvivorsHumansburn injuryfear avoidancemusculoskeletal conditionrehabilitationscoping review

Identifiers

PMID39847458
PMCPMC12344098

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