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What beliefs make back pain more likely to be chronic?

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The belief that back pain is due to progressive pathology	0	0%
The belief that back pain is harmful or severely disabling	0	0%
The belief that avoidance of activity will help recovery	0	0%
The expectation that passive treatments rather than active self management will help.	0	0%
all of the above	3	100.00%
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September 9th, 2002, 11:07

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What beliefs make back pain more likely to be chronic?

All of the following are listed as beliefs that increase the risk of chronicity:

* The belief that back pain is due to progressive pathology

* The belief that back pain is harmful or severely disabling

* The belief that avoidance of activity will help recovery

* A tendency to low mood and withdrawal from social interaction

* The expectation that passive treatments rather than active self management will help.

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