Carlos Gevers-Montoro, Bernard X W Liew, Zoha Deldar, Francisco Miguel Conesa-Buendia, Arantxa Ortega-De Mues, Deborah Falla, Ali Khatibi
Psychological stress, social isolation, physical inactivity, and reduced access to care during lockdowns throughout a pandemic negatively impact pain and function. In the context of the first COVID-19 lockdown in Spain, we aimed to investigate how different biopsychosocial factors influence chiropractic patients' pain-related outcomes and vice-versa. A total of 648 chiropractic patients completed online questionnaires including variables from the following categories: demographics, pain outcomes, pain beliefs, impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, stress/anxiety and self-efficacy...
March 16, 2023: Scientific Reports