Symptomatic joint hypermobility is not a barrier to attendance, graduation, or satisfaction for adults participating in a multidisciplinary pain rehabilitation program
Despite the potential for joint hypermobility to pose a barrier to participation in multidisciplinary pain rehabilitation programs, we found no evidence that patients with a hypermobile diagnosis had less participation in an intensive outpatient pain rehabilitation program. After accounting for group differences in key demographic and clinical variables, there were no significant differences in PRP attendance between hypermobile and non-hypermobile patients. Our results are encouraging regarding the potential for multidisciplinary pain rehabilitation programs to serve the needs of these patients.
Authors
- Emma Estrella (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8492-8843)
- Lindsay G. Flegge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8757-0721)
- Adam Todd Hirsh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5647-8941)
- Michael A. Bushey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5974-0877)
- Elizabeth I. Harris
Institutions
- Indiana University Health (US)
- Indiana University Indianapolis (US)
- Indiana University School of Medicine
- Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Pain Research
- Published
- 2025-03-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpain.2025.1472160
- Primary Topic
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00