title: Psychological factors in the failed back.
abstract: Pain is a complex phenomenon. Lack of understanding of its nature leads to two common mistakes in the failed back, firstly to look for a discrete physical cause and secondly to ascribe pain to psychological causes. This paper explores the nature of pain in the failed back and discusses the implications for treatment.
authors.affiliation: Rehabilitation Medicine and Pain Service, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle.
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Fordyce
mesh_terms: D001416:Back Pain / Q000523:psychology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D003213:Conditioning, Psychological; D006801:Humans; D010148:Intractable Pain / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D012008:Recurrence