Journal of Spine

Marzieh Saeidi

Publications

• Review Article
  A Review of Relationship between Fear Avoidance Beliefs and Postural Stability in Non Specific Chronic Low Back Pain
  Author(s): Abdolkarim Karimi and Marzieh SaeidiAbdolkarim Karimi and Marzieh Saeidi
  
  Introduction: Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most prevalent diseases in most developed and developing countries, affecting 70% to 80% of adults at some time during their lives. Recent evidence suggests that psychosocial factors especially fear-avoidance beliefs (FAB) are important in predicting patients who will progress from an acute to a chronic stage as well as failure of interventions. The aim of this study is to review the Relationship between Fear Avoidance Beliefs and Postural stability in non specific Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP). Methods: In this narrative article we have searched PubMed, CINHAL, APTA and MEDLINE data bases. The key words included: chronic low back pain, fear avoidance beliefs, posture, stability, balance, motor control, center of pressure and force plate. The inclusion criteria were being related to FAB and post.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7939.1000139

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