Postural awareness and its relation to pain: validation of an innovative instrument measuring awareness of body posture in patients with chronic pain

Abstract Background Habitual postural patterns are associated with musculoskeletal pain, and improving a maladaptive posture requires postural awareness in order to lead to clinical improvements. This study aimed to develop and evaluate the psychometric properties of an innovative postural awareness...

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Main Authors: Holger Cramer, Wolf E. Mehling, Felix J. Saha, Gustav Dobos, Romy Lauche
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-018-2031-9