The relationship between activity and pain in patients 6 months after lumbar disc surgery: Do pain‐related coping modes act as moderator variables?

Abstract

The assessment of pain-related coping modes yielded an important differentiation between subgroups of LBP patients 6 months after surgery. Endurance copers displayed signs of overuse in their daily behavior in spite of pain than adaptive copers. The one fear avoidance coper tends to do less physical activity in the sense of underuse.