Muscle Performance and Symptom Dissociation

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Highlighted claims

• Improvements in muscle performance were not significantly correlated with pain, disability, or functional status improvements. — Role of psychosocial factors in muscle performance and response to outpatient supervised exercise-based physical therapy in individuals with chronic low back pain: a prospective cohort analysis
• The article interprets muscle capacity improvement and pain or disability improvement as operating through independent mechanisms. — Role of psychosocial factors in muscle performance and response to outpatient supervised exercise-based physical therapy in individuals with chronic low back pain: a prospective cohort analysis
• The article says the dissociation between muscle performance and symptom relief warrants further study. — Role of psychosocial factors in muscle performance and response to outpatient supervised exercise-based physical therapy in individuals with chronic low back pain: a prospective cohort analysis
• The divergence between performance gains and symptom relief may reflect the cohort’s relatively low baseline pain and disability. — Role of psychosocial factors in muscle performance and response to outpatient supervised exercise-based physical therapy in individuals with chronic low back pain: a prospective cohort analysis