Preoperative pain neuroscience education for shoulder surgery: A case series

• Main Authors: Adriaan Louw (Author), Debra Rico (Author), Leigh Langerwerf (Author), Nicholas Maiers (Author), Ina Diener (Author), Terry Cox (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: AOSIS, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Central sensitisation, in addition to high levels of fear-avoidance and pain catastrophisation may exist in a subgroup of patients with shoulder pain. Pain neuroscience education (PNE) has been shown to positively influence sensitivity of the nervous system, as well as reduce fear and ca...