Pain Catastrophizing Correlates with Early Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Outcome.

Conclusions. Higher levels of pain catastrophizing were related to adverse early MTBI outcomes. The early detection of pain catastrophizing may facilitate goal-oriented interventions to prevent or minimize the development of chronic pain and other postconcussion symptoms. PMID: 27445604 [PubMed - in process]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27445604?dopt=Abstract

Source: Pain Research and Management - July 26, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Chaput G, Lajoie SP, Naismith LM, Lavigne G Tags: Pain Res Manag Source Type: research