
Michael RayGeorge Washington University | GW
Michael Ray
MSc DC
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Introduction
Pain, Rehabilitation, Education, Health, Activity, Low Back Pain, Persistent Pain, Enactive Approach to Pain
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Chronic pain (CP) significantly impacts quality of life and increases non-communicable disease risk, with recent U.S. data showing a 6.3% incidence rate, surpassing diabetes, depression, and hypertension. International studies suggest higher mortality in CP populations, yet prior U.S. data is inconclusive. To investigate CP's mortality risk, we ana...
Background: Prior research demonstrated people in the United States and Canada (Northern America) hold predominately biomedical beliefs about low back pain; such beliefs were attributed to healthcare professionals. Further investigation is needed to understand healthcare professionals’ low back pain beliefs, preferred management strategies, and sou...
Chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) is the leading cause of disability worldwide and a common reason adults seek care, costing $560-635 billion per annum [1,2]. CMP is defined as persistent and/or recurrent pain in the muscles, bones, joints, or tendons resulting in function disability, emotional distress (i.e., anxiety and depression), decreased qu...
Chronic pain is a common and debilitating issue, with 1 in 4 Americans suffering from it, leading to limitations in social, daily, and work activities. Many people seek help in the emergency department, contributing to overuse and ineffective care. We seek to provide an alternative path to help those dealing with chronic pain through a new interven...
Abstract:
Purpose: We sought to assess the relationship between physical activity (PA) and pain within the available sample, with secondary aims to assess prevalence of pain, PA levels, healthcare seeking behaviors, and impact of pain on daily activities and work.
Methods: We conducted an epidemiological cross-sectional observational study utiliz...
Chronic pain is one of the most disabling medical conditions globally, yet, to date, we lack a satisfying theoretical framework for research and clinical practice. Over the prior decades, several frameworks have been presented with biopsychosocial models as the most promising. However, in translation to clinical practice, these models are often app...
Objective: A narrative review (NR) of meta-analyses (MA) and systematic reviews (SR) that assess the effectiveness or efficacy of pain neuroscience education (PNE) on various outcome measures in individuals with chronic musculoskeletal (MSK) pain. Methods: This was a mixed methodology review involving systematic searches across 4 databases (PubMed,...
Background
Prior research has demonstrated that people across different populations hold beliefs about low back pain (LBP) that are inconsistent with current evidence. Qualitative research is needed to explore current LBP beliefs in Northern America (NA).
Objectives
We conducted a primarily qualitative cross-sectional online survey to assess LBP b...
The primary purpose of this study was to establish neural markers of fine-motor skill impairment in children with DCD. Following a formal assessment of both fine and gross motor skills, we used MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) to measure brain activation patterns in a single child with DCD and a single age-matched control subject (both 7 years of a...