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This article presents a study on the development and validation of the Turkish version of the Concerns About Pain Scale (UW-CAP) for individuals with chronic low back pain. The Turkish version of the scale demonstrated good internal consistency, excellent test-retest reliability, and strong positive correlations with other pain-related measures. The authors conclude that the Turkish version of the UW-CAP is a valid and reliable tool for assessing pain catastrophizing in Turkish individuals with chronic low back pain. However, the study had limitations, such as the inclusion of only individuals with chronic low back pain and the lack of investigation into responsiveness and minimal clinically important difference values. [Extracted from the article]

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Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate the short- and mid-term effects of pain neuroscience education (PNE) combined with manual therapy (MT) and a home exercise program (HEP) on pain intensity, back performance, disability, and kinesiophobia in patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP). Methods: This study was designed as a prospective, randomized, controlled, single-blind study in which 69 participants were randomly assigned to three groups. Participants in Group 1 received PNE, MT, and the HEP, while Group 2 received MT and the HEP. Participants in the control group did the HEP only. All interventions lasted 4 weeks. The participants' pain intensity, disability, low back performance, and kinesiophobia were assessed. All assessments were executed before intervention, at 4 weeks, and at 12 weeks post-intervention by the same blinded physiotherapist. A mixed model for repeated measures was used for each outcome measure. Results: Analysis of pain level (p <.05), back performance (p <.05), disability (p <.05) and kinesiophobia (p <.05) revealed significant time, group, and time-by-group interaction effects. The participants in Group 1 exhibited greater improvement in terms of pain intensity and kinesiophobia compared to the participants in Group 2 and the control group. Level of disability was significantly decreased in both Group 1 and Group 2 compared to the control group. Conclusion: This study suggests that a multimodal treatment program combining PNE, MT, and HEP is an effective method for improving back performance and reducing pain, disability, and kinesiophobia in the short (4 weeks) and midterm (12 weeks). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Taping is used with or without other interventions for many purposes, especially to manage pain and improve functional activity in patients with shoulder pain. Objectives: The aim of this review was to determine whether any taping technique in addition to physiotherapy care is more effective than physiotherapy care alone in patients with shoulder impingement syndrome. Methods: A systematic search of Cochrane Database of Systematic Review, MEDLINE (EBSCO), Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro), CINAHL (EBSCO), PUBMED, AMED, EMBASE (OVID), The Kinesio Kinesio® Taping Method, Kinesio® Tex Tape UK and International websites (www.kinesiotaping.co.uk; www.kinesiotaping.com) was conducted to June 2015. The outcome measures were pain, disability, range of motion and muscle strength. As data were not suitable for meta-analysis, narrative synthesis were applied. Results: Three randomized controlled trials and one controlled trial (135 patients) were included. The results were conflicting and weak on the effectiveness of taping as an adjunct therapy for improvement of pain, disability, range of motion and muscle strength. Conclusion: Clinical taping in addition to physiotherapy interventions (e.g. exercise, electrotherapy, and manual therapy) might be an optional modality for managing patients with shoulder impingement syndrome, especially for the initial stage of the treatment; however, we need further robust, placebo controlled and consistent studies to prove whether it is more effective than physiotherapy interventions without taping. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]