KINESIOPHOBIA

This study is testing whether a mental exercise called 'motor imagery' can help people recover better from rotator cuff shoulder surgery. It will involve 36 patients who have had the surgery. One group will do standard physical therapy, while the other will add a program where th…

This study is testing whether a 15-minute virtual reality exercise program can help adults with long-term low back pain. Researchers want to see if using a VR headset for guided workouts reduces pain, improves back flexibility, and lessens the fear of movement that often comes wi…

This study aims to understand how simply expecting pain, without actually feeling it, changes how the brain communicates with muscles. Healthy adult participants are told an inert cream might cause pain, while their brain signals are measured using safe, non-invasive magnetic sti…

This study aims to understand how the fear of movement due to pain (kinesiophobia) affects physical performance in older adults with muscle and joint pain. Researchers will measure fear, pain levels, balance, and strength in 60 participants aged 65 and older during a single sessi…

This study aims to understand why women with stress urinary incontinence develop a fear of movement, known as kinesiophobia. Researchers will survey 112 women about their physical activity, incontinence symptoms, sleep quality, and fear of movement. The goal is to identify the bi…