Physical rehabilitation research and pain science.

Significance of rehabilitation research for pain One factor fueling the growth of pain rehabilitation research internationally is the increasing burden of musculoskeletal pain conditions.[10] Musculoskeletal pain conditions such as back pain and neck pain often lead to non/underparticipation in the work force and lost productivity.[7] The treatment costs for these conditions are high and growing.[5] In addition, the reliance on opioid medications for treating these conditions in many countries has had devastating consequences for many patients. There is growing recognition of the important contributions that physical rehabilitation research can make in our understanding and ability to treat pain. Taken together, these concerns have led to calls for research to develop and rigorously test novel physical rehabilitation interventions that are both cost-effective and more easily accessible to all who need them.[6] Rehabilitation research also can provide important insights into our understanding and ability to manage many other acute and chronically painful conditions including central and peripheral neuropathic pain, postsurgical pain, and persistent pain after COVID-19. [Extracted from the article]