Kinesiophobia

Anxiety disorder of persistent and irrational fear of movement following an injury. It is related to perceived disability due to injury and CATASTROPHIZING in fear of (anticipated) PAIN and possibility of REINJURY.

Also Known As:

Activity Avoidance, Pain-Related; Avoidance, Pain-Related Activity; Movement Fear; Pain Related Activity Avoidance; Fear of Movement; Kinesophobia; Kinetophobia; Movement Phobia; Pain-Related Activity Avoidance; Phobia, Movement

Networked: 335 relevant articles (20 outcomes, 66 trials/studies)

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Disease Context: Research Results

Related Diseases

1.	Pain (Aches)
2.	Low Back Pain (Lumbago)
3.	Reinjuries
4.	Breast Neoplasms (Breast Cancer)
5.	Tendinopathy (Tendonitis)

Experts

1.	Monticone, Marco: 9 articles (01/2022 - 08/2012)
2.	Rocca, Barbara: 9 articles (01/2022 - 08/2012)
3.	George, Steven Z: 8 articles (03/2016 - 12/2008)
4.	Ambrosini, Emilia: 6 articles (01/2022 - 10/2014)
5.	Lundberg, Mari: 6 articles (01/2022 - 07/2013)
6.	Chmielewski, Terese L: 6 articles (01/2018 - 12/2008)
7.	Fernández-de-Las-Peñas, César: 5 articles (05/2022 - 07/2015)
8.	Bäck, Maria: 5 articles (01/2022 - 07/2013)
9.	Lentz, Trevor A: 5 articles (03/2016 - 12/2008)
10.	Aguilar-Ferrándiz, María Encarnación: 4 articles (01/2022 - 03/2016)

Drugs and Biologics

Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to Kinesiophobia:

1.	Hormones (Hormone)IBA 01/01/2021 - "Virtual reality or isokinetic training; its effect on pain, kinesiophobia and serum stress hormones in chronic low back pain: A randomized controlled trial." 01/01/2023 - "Our study suggested that strength training through isokinetic exercises improved pain, kinesiophobia status, and temporary changes in serum stress hormone levels than other training methods in soccer players with chronic low back pain."
2.	salicylhydroxamic acid (SHAM)IBA 01/01/2022 - "The sham placebo group also reported lower disability and fear of movement at 5-month follow-up compared with baseline. " 01/01/2022 - "We found that participants in the DTxP group reported greater reductions in fear of movement and better global impression of change when compared with sham placebo and standard care post treatment. " 09/01/2023 - "However, no significant differences existed between KT's ability to relieve other symptoms of CNLBP-disability, trunk flexion range of motion (ROM), change in status, fear of movement, isometric endurance of the trunk muscles, or extension-when compared to either sham taping or KT as an adjunct to physical therapy. " 11/08/2022 - "A single session of sham or real dry needling was similarly effective for decreasing related disability, pain intensity, catastrophism, and kinesiophobia levels. " 01/01/2023 - "Corticosteroid injection with DTFM and Mill's manipulation was superior to sham group for improving pain, percentage of injury, functional disability, handgrip strength, patient perception, kinesiophobia, depression status and quality of life in people with lateral epicondylalgia. "
3.	Local AnestheticsIBA 06/01/2020 - "In those with Achilles tendinopathy, local anesthetic injection eliminated pain and normalized the observed deficits in heel-raise performance and pain catastrophizing (group-by-time effect, P<.01), but not in kinesiophobia (P = .45). "
4.	Duloxetine Hydrochloride (Cymbalta)FDA Link 01/01/2021 - "Although evidence is limited, cognitive-behavioral therapy for kinesiophobia and duloxetine for central sensitization may help to diminish the negative impact of these preoperative comorbidities. "
5.	Pain-FreeIBA 01/01/2023 - "Forty subjects with PFPS [20 Low Kinesiophobia (LK), 20 High Kinesiophobia (HK)], and 20 pain-free subjects (control group) were enrolled in the study. " 10/25/2018 - "The aims of this study were: (1) to evaluate implicit associations between back posture and safety related to bending and lifting in pain-free people; (2) to explore correlations between the implicit measure and explicit measures of back beliefs, fear of movement and safety of bending; (3) to investigate self-reported qualitative appraisal of safe lifting. " 12/01/2021 - "All indirect effects were small and showed wide 95% confidence intervals (CIs) that contained zero (eg, for pain-free squats: abduction strength, -0.13; 95% CI: -0.49, 0.23; Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia, -0.17; 95% CI: -0.64, 0.30). " 03/22/2021 - "Secondary outcomes were evaluated at baseline and at completion of the 4-week intervention and included maximal walking distance (MWD) and pain-free walking distance (PFWD), physical fitness, and patient-reported outcomes on quality of life, walking capacity, levels of kinesiophobia, and self-efficacy. " 01/01/2015 - "Quantitative sensory testing (pressure, cold pain thresholds), motor function (pain-free grip), and psychological factors (Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale) were measured at baseline. "
6.	4-amino-4'-hydroxylaminodiphenylsulfone (HADS)IBA 12/01/2023 - "Patients with a high level of kinesiophobia had lower IPAQ-SF, 6MWT walking distance, and HRQoL and higher mMRC, CCI, and HADS scores than patients with low levels of kinesiophobia (p < .05). " 01/01/2022 - "The values of TFI and HADS were higher in the patients with kinesiophobia (p<0.001). " 01/01/2022 - "Along with a functional evaluation, we determined the Constant score, anxiety and depression levels based on the HADS, and kinesiophobia based on the Tampa Scale preoperatively and 6months after the surgery. " 01/01/2022 - "Construct validity was evaluated by correlations between the FreBAQ-C and Visual analogue scale (VAS), Roland-Morris disability questionnaire (RDQ), Pain catastrophizing scale (PCS), Tampa scale for kinesiophobia (TSK) as well as Hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS). " 01/01/2022 - "They completed the questionnaires Numerical Rate Scale (NRS), Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia (TSK)-11, SRS22r, Hospital Anxiety-Depression Scale (HADS), COMI item 7 (work/school absenteeism) and family APGAR. "
7.	A-factor (Streptomyces)IBA 04/09/2023 - "Kinesiophobia is a factor that can mediate the relationship between cervical joint position sense (JPS) and limits of stability. " 11/01/2017 - "Kinesiophobia is a factor influencing the outcome after TKA independently from other psychological and physical variables. " 09/15/2023 - "This study investigated the exposure time to Siwan traditional therapy as a factor influencing central sensitization, pain severity, pain threshold, and kinesiophobia in RA by measuring the central sensory inventory (CSI), visual analogue scale, pressure algometer, and TAMPA kinesiophobia scale, respectively. "
8.	Cytidine Monophosphate (CMP)IBA 12/01/2012 - "Among subjects with CMP, kinesiophobia, physical health, and perceived disability were associated with having an insufficient FC for work. " 05/01/2019 - "Observational studies exploring the role of kinesiophobia (measured with the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia) on pain, disability and quality of life in people with CMP. " 05/01/2019 - "(1) To explore the level of association between kinesiophobia and pain, disability and quality of life in people with chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) detected via cross-sectional analysis and (2) to analyse the prognostic value of kinesiophobia on pain, disability and quality of life in this population detected via longitudinal analyses. "
9.	Environmental BiomarkersIBA 10/01/2018 - "This study will also determine factors associated with treatment response that can support clinical decision making, such as baseline fitness, pain catastrophizing, kinesiophobia, post-traumatic stress, pain self-efficacy, and biological indicators. "
10.	oxidized low density lipoproteinIBA 03/01/2014 - "In this randomized controlled study of 60 patients with hyperacusis, CBT was compared with a waiting list control group using the Loudness Discomfort Level test (LDL), the Hyperacusis Questionnaire, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scales, the Quality of Life Inventory and an adapted version of the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia. "

Therapies and Procedures

1.	Therapeutics 12/16/2020 - "Despite a large heterogeneity within studies, multi-modal therapies might be more effective in reducing kinesiophobia than the unimodal of only physical or psychological therapy both in the total and subdivision analysis. " 12/16/2020 - "The eligibility criteria were: (1) Adults with musculoskeletal disorders or illness as patients; (2) Multi-modal therapies combined physical and psychological therapy as interventions; (3) Uni-modal therapy of only physical or psychological therapy as a comparison; (4) The scores of the 17-items version of the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia as the outcome; (5) Randomized controlled trials as study design. " 12/16/2020 - "This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to identify the effect of multi-modal therapies that combined physical and psychological therapies for kinesiophobia caused by musculoskeletal disorders compared with uni-modal therapy of only phycological therapy or psychological therapy. " 12/16/2020 - "Effect of Multi-Modal Therapies for Kinesiophobia Caused by Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis." 07/01/2017 - "Physiotherapists have a responsibility to eliminate kinesiophobia beliefs and prefer therapy method in line with this responsibility."
2.	Dry Needling 09/13/2023 - "In comparison to a non-invasive multicomponent intervention, electrical dry needling has more positive effects on disability, pain intensity, kinesiophobia, and reducing patients' sensitivity to myofascial trigger points pressure, at post-treatment and at 2 months. " 04/01/2017 - "Catastrophizing, kinesiophobia, pain anxiety, and fear of pain were evaluated as possible predictors of postneedling pain before dry needling in a latent myofascial trigger point in the upper trapezius muscle. " 07/01/2015 - "The objective of the current study was to determine the short-term effects of trigger point dry needling (TrP-DN) alone or combined with neuroscience education on pain, disability, kinesiophobia and widespread pressure sensitivity in patients with mechanical low back pain (LBP). " 01/01/2022 - "The objective was to investigate the effects of dry needling (DN) on pain, disability, kinesiophobia, pain catastrophizing and psychological distress in patients with chronic neck pain. " 01/01/2022 - "Effects of dry needling on pain, disability, kinesiophobia, pain catastrophizing and psychological distress in patients with chronic neck pain: A randomized controlled pilot study."
3.	Telerehabilitation 10/01/2023 - "The addition of PNE to a telerehabilitation exercise program showed short-term improvements in kinesiophobia and symptom severity and greater self-perceived improvement in patients with CTS awaiting surgery. " 09/01/2023 - "However, web-based telerehabilitation (PF-T & AT-T) were found to be more effective on kinesiophobia compared to the other groups (p < 0.001). " 06/01/2022 - "After 8 weeks of treatment, the telerehabilitation group achieved significant improvement in pain, function, quality-of-life, kinesiophobia, satisfaction, and motivation (p < 0.05). " 12/01/2023 - "The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of holistic exercise and education combination via telerehabilitation on pain, disability, kinesiophobia, exercise adherence, quality of life and patient satisfaction in individuals with CNP. " 09/01/2023 - "The presented web-based telerehabilitation system for management of hindfoot pain is an effective way and might be preferred instead of unsupervised home exercise specially for kinesiophobia. "
4.	Knee Replacement Arthroplasty (Total Knee Replacement) 10/01/2023 - "Kinesiophobia is an important risk factor for functional activities of patients in the early stage following total knee arthroplasty (TKA). " 10/01/2023 - "Fear of movement and other associated factors in older patients with total knee arthroplasty." 08/01/2023 - "The development of kinesiophobia after Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) has been one of the important issues. " 08/01/2023 - "Occupational self-perception level effects on the development of kinesiophobia in individuals with total knee arthroplasty." 06/23/2023 - "Kinesiophobia is one of the most common and aversive psychological phenomena among patients after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). "
5.	Exercise Therapy (Therapy, Exercise) 01/01/2019 - "The purpose of this study was to evaluate muscle activity during upper-body rehabilitation exercises with 2 types of external resistance and without external resistance (conventional) and to examine tolerability, kinesiophobia, and possible adverse effects derived from the session. " 01/01/2019 - "Delay in surgical interventions in lieu of exercise therapy to optimize muscle strength and neuromuscular control while addressing fear of movement to guarantee resumption of physical activity, completeness of rehabilitation before return-to-sport, education that promotes realistic expectations and self-management, and nutritional counseling are the best approaches for delaying or preventing PTOA." 02/25/2015 - "Information as to the role of anxiety and depression, kinesiophobia and self-efficacy will be collected, also as regards prognosis and response to exercise therapy. " 11/21/2017 - "To study the effectiveness of a 12-month exercise therapy on kinesiophobia and physical activity in patients with spondylolisthesis after lumbar spine fusion. " 10/01/2023 - "Kinesiophobia of patients with coronary heart disease can be divided into three categories, and intervention measures are implemented according to their different demographic characteristics to reduce kinesiophobia of patients and promote the participation of patients in exercise rehabilitation."