Pain Science

Fear avoidance belief questionnaire (FABQ)

FABQw (fear of movement around work)

FABQpa (fear of movement around physical activity)

FABQw cutoffs

>34/40

FABQpa cut offs

>15/24

pain catastrophization scale (PCS)

> or = 30 —> clinically relevant level of catastrophization

tampa scale for kinesiophobia

> or = 37 indicates the patient likely has a fear of movement

PHQ-2/PHQ-9

PHQ-2 > or = 2 —> PHQ-9 >10 = depression

state trait anxiety inventory (STAI)

> or = 39-40 (older adults: > or = 54-55) indicates significant symptoms of anxiety

widespread pain index

19 regions, score of 7 or > —> widespread pain

central sensitization inventory (CSI)

> 40 means possibly CS pain

graphesthesia

80% accuracy

grid localization

no normative values

2 point discrimination

80% accuracy

left/right discrimination

>80%

speed: 1.6 secs ± 0.5 secs for neck/back; 2 secs ± 0.5 secs for hands, feet, knees, shoulders

4-5 times per day

T/F: it is possible to have pain and not know about it.

F

T/F: when part of your body is injured, special pain receptors convey the pain message to your brain.

F

T/F: pain only occurs when you are injured or at risk of being injured.

F

T/F: when you are injured, special receptors convey the danger message to your spinal cord.

T

T/F: special nerves in your spinal cord convey “danger” message to your brain.

T

T/F: nerves adapt by increasing their resting level of excitement.

T

T/F: chronic pain means that an injury hasn’t healed properly.

F

T/F: the body tells the brain when it is in pain.

F

T/F: nerves adapt by making ion channels stay open longer.

T

T/F: descending neurons are always inhibitory

F

T/F: pain occurs whenever you are injured.

F

T/F: when you injure yourself, the environment that you are in will not affect the amount of pain you experience, as long as the injury is the exact same.

F

T/F: the brain decides when you will experience pain.

T