George Mason University
This project seeks to understand inter-individual differences in chronic musculoskeletal pain (cMSKP). Our long-term objective is to develop clinically-feasible decision tools that enable whole-person assessment and management of cMSKP and guide personalized primary, secondary and tertiary prevention strategies. Our secondary objective is to understand how inter-relationships between physiological, biomechanical and psychosocial factors change over time and impact the experience of living with chronic pain.
Living with chronic musculoskeletal pain (cMSKP) is a complex, uniquely individual, day-to-day experience(1). Although the biopsychosocial nature of chronic pain is well documented, current management of cMSKP is focused on treating specific diagnoses and/or regional symptoms. There is no guidance on interpreting the relative contributions of many different biopsychosocial factors to the burden of pain for each individual. Thus, people living with cMSKP, many with co-occurring conditions, often receive fragmented healthcare, endure inappropriate diagnoses, and undergo expensive and invasive in…
Inclusion criteria: * Adults aged 18-years old or more * Chronic pain for 3 months or more around the knee joint. Exclusion criteria: * Acute pain due to knee injury or surgery within the past 3 months. * Diagnosis of lumbar radiculopathy, neuropathy or neuritis. * Special populations i. Adults unable to consent ii. Pregnant women (self-reported) iii. Prisoners iv. George Mason University Athletes * Military * Bleeding disorders, blood thinners, recent blood transfusions, vasovagal syncope, and current infection.
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