Is “Ergomania” a Predisposing Factor to Chronic Pain and Fatigue?

Houdenhove, Boudewijn Van; Neerinckx, Eddy

doi:10.1016/s0033-3182(99)71197-7

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“…These results support the fact that there is no difference between the patients in relation to if they are referred to as overusers or disusers. Various models have tried to address these issues, among these are the Ergomania model (Van Houdenhouve and Neerinckx, 1999) and the avoidance-endurance model (Hasenbring, 2000). In a recent study by Verbunt et al (2005), it was found that changes in the level of physical activity is more disabling than the actual level of physical activity.…”

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“…As has been discussed previously there is a difference between the physiological disuse and the psychological disuse (Verbunt et al, 2003;Vlaeyen and Morley, 2004). Various models have tried to address these issues, among these are the Ergomania model (Van Houdenhouve and Neerinckx, 1999) and the avoidance-endurance model (Hasenbring, 2000). Hasenbring (2000) raises the idea that positive mood is a risk for overuse and disability.…”

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Kinesiophobia among physiological overusers with musculoskeletal pain

Lundberg

Styf

2009

European Journal of Pain

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Kinesiophobia among physiological overusers with musculoskeletal pain

Lundberg

Styf

2009

European Journal of Pain

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“…There is some evidence for this. Ware and Kleinman (1992) report that CFS patients report themselves as having excessively high standards and working hard to achieve them, whilst Van Houdenhove and Neerinckx (1999) propose that overactivity predicts and perpetuates fatigue. Thus the striving for perfection may drive physical overexertion which could, over time, have physical consequences.…”

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Personality and perfectionism in chronic fatigue syndrome: A closer look

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Chalder

2010

Psychology & Health

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The present study confirms the link between neuroticism and fatigue and finds a link between unhealthy perfectionism and fatigue. A 'healthy trait', such as healthy perfectionism, when coupled with evaluative concerns is not necessarily healthy in a fatigued population. Researchers and clinicians should note the context in which apparently benign traits are expressed, and how they interact with other traits.

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“…Also, studies on activity levels of pain patients could not demonstrate the existence of generally decreased activity levels in pain patients and there appears to be only a subgroup of patients who do show a decrease in physical activity over one year after pain-onset [15][16] . In response to these observations, there have been some attempts to provide a theoretical explanation for persistence or overuse 14,17,18 . One theory that has received a lot of attention is the avoidance-endurance model 18 .…”

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A Self-Regulation Perspective on Avoidance and Persistence Behavior in Chronic Pain

Damme

Kindermans

2015

The Clinical Journal of Pain

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Objective: Behavioural factors such as avoidance and persistence have received massive theoretical and empirical attention in the attempts to explain chronic pain and disability. The determinants of these pain behaviours remain, however, poorly understood. We propose a self-regulation perspective to increase our understanding of pain-related avoidance and persistence.Methods: A narrative review.Results: We identified several theoretical views that may help explaining avoidance and persistence behaviour, and organized these views around 4 concepts central in self-regulation theories: (1) identity, (2) affective-motivational orientation, (3) goal cognitions, and (4) coping. The review shows that each of these self-regulation perspectives allows for a broadened view in which pain behaviors are not simply considered passive consequences of fear, but proactive strategies to regulate the self when challenged by pain.Discussion: Several implications and challenges arising from this review are discussed. In particular, a self-regulation perspective does not consider avoidance and persistence behaviour to be intrinsically adaptive or maladaptive, but argues that their effects on disability and wellbeing rather depend on the goals underlying these behaviours. Such view would require a shift in how avoidance and persistence behaviour are assessed and approached in clinical interventions.

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Is “Ergomania” a Predisposing Factor to Chronic Pain and Fatigue?

Cited by 26 publications

References 7 publications

Kinesiophobia among physiological overusers with musculoskeletal pain

Kinesiophobia among physiological overusers with musculoskeletal pain

Personality and perfectionism in chronic fatigue syndrome: A closer look

A Self-Regulation Perspective on Avoidance and Persistence Behavior in Chronic Pain

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