130: Fear and Catastrophizing Trajectories in Rotator Cuff Exercise Outcomes

This episode dissects a study that examines how psychological factors, specifically pain-related fear and catastrophizing, influence recovery in patients with rotator cuff tendinopathy during an 8-week exercise program. Researchers tracked 64 participants to observe if their beliefs about movement and pain changed alongside improvements in shoulder disability.Mears C, Heindel MD, Abeles R, Vila Dieguez O, Beneciuk JM, Michener LA. Changes in pain-related fear predict shoulder disability in rotator cuff tendinopathy with resistance exercise. *J Orthop Sports Phys Ther*. Published online 2026. doi:10.2519/jospt.2026.13563Follow Dr. Anthony Novello, PT, DPT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@anthonynovello.dpt⁠⁠