Psychological Factors Might Be Responsible For Persistent Pain After Orthopaedic Trauma

Persistent pain after orthopaedic trauma is every troublesome and is a common phenomenon. Despite physical healing, some individuals continue to have persistent pain and disability and a reduced capacity for functioning.

A lot of research has been done to determine the factors responsible for persistent pain following injury.

Earlier studies suggested that factors other than the physical injury are important in the development of persistent pain.

A recent study involving 168 participants between 18-64 years evaluated the  association between a range of biopsychosocial factors and the presence of persistent pain, pain severity, and pain interfering with normal work activities in a cohort of patients after of non-life-threatening orthopaedic injuries.

The study found that high initial pain, external attributions of responsibility for the injury, and psychological distress are factors that strongly predict persistent pain, pain-related work disability, and pain severity.

The study has been recently published in Journal of Pain.

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