Group- and sex-related differences in psychological and pain processing factors in people with and without patellofemoral pain: correlation with clinical outcomes

Abstract Background People with patellofemoral pain (PFP) exhibit impaired psychological and pain processing factors (i.e., kinesiophobia, pain catastrophizing and pressure pain thresholds [PPTs]). However, it remains unclear whether these factors have different presentations in women and men with P...

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Main Authors: Ana Flavia Balotari Botta, Júlia de Cássia Pinto da Silva, Helder dos Santos Lopes, Michelle C. Boling, Ronaldo Valdir Briani, Fábio Mícolis de Azevedo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-05-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-023-06513-8