Research Article: Pain Catastrophizing and Its Association with Military Medical Disability Among US Active Duty Service Members with Chronic Predominately Musculoskeletal Pain: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis
Introduction:
Pain catastrophizing is characterized by negative emotional and cognitive responses to actual or anticipated pain and has been shown in clinical trials to have an adverse impact on pain intensity, response to treatment, and self-rated disability. , However, research addressing the impact of pain catastrophizing on occupational disability is limited, and its impact on military medical disability is unknown.
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