The effect of pain catastrophizing and kinesiophobia on the result of shoulder arthroscopy

OBJECTIVESEmotional and cognitive factors have been shown to affect pain, and one of the main factors in the development of this effect is pain catastrophizing. The present study aims to determine the effect and frequency of the pain catastrophizing in shoulder lesions and to examine the association between pain catastrophizing and to assess the pre-operative and post-operative functional outcomes. METHODSA total of 114 patients who underwent shoulder arthroscopy were included study. Pain catastrophizing scale, Tampa kinesiophobia scale, visual analog scale, and University of California at Los Angeles shoulder scale were used for evaluating patients' pre- and post-operative pain and functional situation. RESULTSPain catastrophizing was detected 42 of 114 patients (37%). Kinesiophobia was higher in patients who catastrophized shoulder pain (p