Browsing Department of Psychology by Subject "disability"

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    • Early Treatment of TMJ May Prevent Chronic Pain and Disability 

      Gatchel, Robert J.; Potter, Steven M.; Hinds, Christopher W.; Ingram, Megan (PPM Communications, Inc., 2011-08-31)
      An estimated 75% of Americans will experience symptoms of temporomandibular joint and muscle disorder (TMJMD) in their lifetime.1 Studies show that the prevalence of TMJMD varies widely. In any given year, approximately ...

    • Evidence-Based Review of the Efficacy of Functional Restoration for the Management of Chronic Low Back Pain 

      Gatchel, Robert J.; Mayer, Tom G. (ElsevierDepartment of Psychology, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2008-01)
      There are now almost 20 years of evidence-based clinical outcome data, from the United States as well as from other countries around the world, demonstrating the therapeutic effectiveness of functional restoration, a ...

    • Psychosocial Factors That Can Influence the Self-Assessment of Function 

      Gatchel, Robert J. (Springer NetherlandsDepartment of Psychology, The University of Texas at Arlington., 2004-09)
      What has plagued the evaluation process in this area has been the level of agreement in the wide variation in the measures used to document a construct such as pain, as well as changes in that construct as reflected in the ...