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Pain Mechanisms & Psychosocial Variables in Patients With Chronic Pain After Total Knee Arthroplasty
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Pain Mechanisms and Psychosocial Variables in Patients With Chronic Pain After Total Knee Arthroplasty: Secondary Analysis From a Randomised Controlled Trial.

Eur J Pain . 2025 Jul;29(6):e70064.

Sixty-nine patients with chronic post-TKA pain were randomized to neuromuscular exercise+pain neuroscience education (PNE) (n=36) or PNE alone (n=33). The primary outcome of interest for this secondary analysis was temporal summation of pain (TSP) at the index knee. Secondary outcomes included TSP extra-segmentally, pressure pain thresholds (PPT) locally and extra-segmentally, conditioned pain modulation (CPM), PainDETECT, fear-avoidance beliefs (FABQ-PA), and pain catastrophizing (PCS). Outcomes were assessed at baseline, 3, 6, and 12 months. Overall, the results of the study revealed a significant between-group improvement favoring exercise+PNE for TSP at the index knee (mean difference −1.45, 95% CI −2.48 to −0.42; p=0.006), with no between-group differences for other mechanistic or psychosocial outcomes. In addition, both groups showed within-group improvements in PainDETECT, FABQ-PA, and PCS, and change in PCS was associated with better KOOS4. These findings suggest exercise+PNE can attenuate central pain amplification (TSP) whereas broader clinical gains may relate to reducing catastrophizing.

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OrthoEvidence. Pain Mechanisms & Psychosocial Variables in Patients With Chronic Pain After Total Knee Arthroplasty. ACE Report. 2025;307(11):13. Available from: https://myorthoevidence.com/AceReport/Show/pain-mechanisms-psychosocial-variables-in-patients-with-chronic-pain-after-total-knee-arthroplasty

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