Why the study?
Does preoperative education reduce postoperative pain in patients undergoing total hip or knee arthroplasty?
Does preoperative education reduce postoperative pain in patients undergoing total hip or knee arthroplasty?
Preoperative education based on a biomedical model has limited efficacy for reducing postoperative pain in total joint arthroplasty, suggesting a need for pain science education.
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Biomedical preoperative education offers little pain benefit after THA/TKA; challenges routine use and extends need for pain neuroscience education trials.
Louw et al. (2012) studied this question.
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