Beyond traumatic events and chronic low back pain: assessment and treatment implications of avoided emotional experiences

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Mark A Lumley et al. Pain. 2015 Apr.

. 2015 Apr;156(4):565-566.

doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000098.

¹ Department of Psychology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA Department of Internal Medicine, St. John Providence Health System, Southfield, MI, USA.

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Distinct quantitative sensory testing profiles in nonspecific chronic back pain subjects with and without psychological trauma.
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