Fear Avoidance Beliefs and a History of Ankle Sprain

NewsBot · Jan 12, 2020

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Fear Avoidance Beliefs in College Athletes with a History of Ankle Sprain
Mako Fukano, Shinshiro Mineta, Norikazu Hirose
Int J Sports Med

Ankle sprains are the most prevalent injuries, and elevated fear avoidance beliefs after ankle sprain episodes could inhibit athletic performance and contribute to residual symptoms, such as functional and/or mechanical instability. However, it remains unclear how fear avoidance beliefs differ according to conditions of posttraumatic sequelae. The purpose of this study was to determine whether fear of movement/reinjury differed between individuals with and without functional ankle instability (FI, NFI) and healthy controls (CON) and to examine the relationship between fear and ankle joint laxity by sex. Participants (115 male athletes, 105 female athletes) completed the Identification of Functional Ankle Instability, Athlete Fear Avoidance Questionnaire (AFAQ), Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia (TSK), and ankle joint laxity test. Total 168 athletes (79 males, 89 females) data were eligible for analysis. The results demonstrated that fear of movement/reinjury was lower in individuals in the absence of functional ankle instability although they experienced ankle sprain (FI; TSK=38.6±4.5, AFAQ=27.4±6.2, NFI; TSK=35.7±5.6, AFAQ=24.5±6.6). The fear of movement/reinjury had correlation with ankle joint laxity only in female athletes (TSK; r=0.285, p=0.013, AFAQ; r 0=0.322, p=0.045)
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NewsBot · Feb 29, 2024

Putting the fear-avoidance model into practice – what can patients with chronic low back pain learn from patients with Achilles tendinopathy and vice versa?
Hayley Powell Smitheman et al
Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy; Volume 27, Issue 5, September–October 2023, 100557

Highlights
•Individuals with Achilles tendinopathy (AT) did not differ from individuals with chronic low back pain (CLBP) in prevalence of high kinesiophobia.
•Individuals with AT and those with CLBP both presented with moderate disability.
•Clinicians can learn from AT to inform the treatment of CLBP and vice versa.
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Background
Fear-avoidance variables are present in patients with musculoskeletal pain conditions, such as chronic low back pain (CLBP) and Achilles tendinopathy (AT) and can lead to reduced function and recovery. It is unknown how these variables relate in populations with different etiologies but similar pain provocation mechanisms.

Objective
To compare kinesiophobia, pain catastrophizing, and disability between these two groups.

Methods
Patients with CLBP and those with AT were included. Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia (TSK-17) and Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS-13) were evaluated in both groups. The CLBP group completed the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) and the AT group completed the PROMIS-29 questionnaire. Gait speed was calculated for each group. Disability outcomes were normalized between groups.

Results
119 patients in the CLBP group (64 female, 46 ± 8 years) and 83 patients in the AT group (42 female, 48 ± 12 years) were included. Both groups (CLBP, AT) presented with high prevalence of kinesiophobia (67%, 55%) but the CLBP group presented with higher prevalence of pain catastrophizing (22%, 2%). The CLBP group demonstrated higher levels of disability via normalized ODI (MD= 12.4, 95% CI: 9.2, 15.5) but the AT group demonstrated slower gait speed (MD= 0.1 m/s, 95% CI: 0.0, 0.2).

Conclusion
Similarly high prevalence of kinesiophobia was found in patients with CLBP and patients with AT. While the CLBP group reported greater prevalence of catastrophizing thoughts and greater disability, the AT group had slower gait speed. Overall, these findings demonstrate that CLBP and AT have similarities that may allow clinicians to learn from one to inform treatment of the other.
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