RT Journal Article
T1 Pain neuroscience education in persistent painful tendinopathies: A scoping review from the Tendon PNE Network
A1 Escriche-Escuder, Adrián
A1 Nijs, Jo
A1 Silbernagel, Karin G.
A1 Wilgen, C. Paul van
A1 Plinsinga, Melanie L.
A1 Casaña Granell, José
A1 Cuesta-Vargas, Antonio
K1 Tendones - Enfermedades
K1 Dolor
K1 Neurociencias
K1 Fisioterapia
AB ObjectiveTo conduct and report a scoping review of the available evidence of the effects and content of pain neuroscience education for patients with persistent painful tendinopathies.MethodsPubMed, Embase, Web of Science, CINAHL, SPORTDiscus, and grey literature databases were searched from database inception to May 2022. Randomised and non-randomised controlled trials, non-controlled clinical trials, cohort studies, case series, case studies including people with persistent painful tendinopathy aged ≥18 years, a pain education intervention, and in English were included. Studies were excluded if they were cross-sectional studies, reviews, editorials, abstracts, or full-text not available or if included heterogeneous study cohorts, patients with tendon rupture, or patients with systemic diseases.Resultsfive studies (n = 164) were included. Pain neuroscience education entailed face-to-face discussion sessions or educational materials including videos, brochures, paper drawings, and review questions. All studies used pain neuroscience education in conjunction with other interventions, obtaining significant benefits in outcomes related to pain, physical performance, or self-reported function, among others.ConclusionsThe application of pain neuroscience education in conjunction with other interventions seemed to improve several outcomes. However, considering the current knowledge about tendon pain and the scarcity of well-designed trials studying pain neuroscience education in tendinopathy, additional research is needed.
PB Elsevier
YR 2023
FD 2023-09
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/27436
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/27436
LA eng
NO Escriche-Escuder, A., Nijs, J., Silbernagel, K. G., Wilgen C. P. van, Plinsinga, M. L., Casaña, J., & Cuesta-Vargas, A. I. (2023). Pain Neuroscience Education in Persistent Painful Tendinopathies: A Scoping Review from the Tendon PNE Network. Physical therapy in sport, 63, 38–49..
NO Funding for open acces charge: Universidad de Málaga / CBUA
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 19 ene 2026