Fear-avoidance beliefs are associated with exercise adherence: secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial (RCT) among female healthcare workers with recurrent low back pain

Abstract Background Exercise is recommended for the treatment and management of low back pain (LBP) and the prevention of chronicity. Exercise adherence has been only modest in intervention studies among people with musculoskeletal pain. Fear-avoidance beliefs (FABs) are known to affect exercise adh...

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Main Authors: Annika Taulaniemi, Markku Kankaanpää, Marjo Rinne, Kari Tokola, Jari Parkkari, Jaana H. Suni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13102-020-00177-w