Assessing the feasibility of a clinical trial to evaluate an advanced practice physiotherapy model of care in chronic pain management: a feasibility study.

Background: Chronic pain management is challenging for health systems worldwide. Clinical practice guidelines recommend interprofessional chronic pain management, but chronic pain clinics often have lengthy wait-lists. Advanced practice physiotherapists (APP) in orthopedic clinics and emergency departments have provided effective care and reduced wait times.

Transition to Virtual Care Services during COVID-19 at Canadian Pain Clinics: Survey and Future Recommendations.

Introduction: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare centers quickly adapted services into virtual formats. Pain clinics in Canada play a vital role in helping people living with pain, and these clinics remained essential services for patients throughout the pandemic. This study aimed to (1) describe and compare the transition from in-person to virtual pain care services at Canadian pain clinics during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and (2) provide postpandemic recommendations for pain care services to optimize the quality of patient care.

Sensibility and measurement properties of the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia to measure fear of movement in children and adults in surgical settings.

Fear of movement, or kinesiophobia, is a risk factor for developing chronic post-surgical pain (CPSP) and may impede recovery. Identifying people with kinesiophobia peri-operatively is potentially valuable to intervene to optimize rehabilitation and prevent CPSP. This narrative review aims to describe and critically appraise the sensibility and measurement properties of the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia (TSK) in the surgical setting in both pediatric and adult populations.

Investigating Specialized Chronic Pain Care Among Emerging Adults.

Background: AIMS: To investigate characteristics of emerging adults accessing a specialized chronic non-cancer pain clinic and describe interventions offered and utilized by this group.

Design: A retrospective chart review was conducted of emerging adults and middle-aged adults with chronic pain receiving care over a six-month period.

Setting: A chronic pain clinic in Southeastern Ontario.

Promoting Participation in Physical Activity and Exercise Among People Living with Chronic Pain: A Qualitative Study of Strategies Used by People with Pain and Their Recommendations for Health Care Providers.

Objective: To explore strategies used by people living with chronic pain when participating in physical activity and exercise and their recommendations for health care providers when promoting participation in physical activity and exercise.

Design: Interpretive description qualitative study.

Setting: Participants were recruited from primary care sites and a hospital-based chronic pain clinic in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.