From Acute to Chronic Back Pain

Edited by Monika I. Hasenbring, Department of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, Faculty of Medicine, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Germany,, Adina C. Rusu, Department of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany and Department of Psychology, Royal Holloway, University of London, United Kingdom, and Dennis C Turk, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Washington, School of Medicine, USA

Contributors:
Professor Vania Apkarian, Department of Physiology Northwestern University, USA
Dr. Kathrin Arning, Universitaetsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Professor Gordon Asmundson, Anxiety and Illness Behaviours Laboratory, Department of Psychology, University of Regina, Canada
Professor Miroslav M. Backonja, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
Professor Ralf Baron, Universitaetsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Dr Katja Boersma, Örebro University Behavioral, Legal and Social Sciences, Sweden
Professor Dr. Kai Brune, Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
Associate Professor Annmarie Cano, Department of Psychology, Wayne State University, USA
Dr Nicholas Carleton, Department of Psychology, University of Regina, Canada
Professor Eugene Carragee, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, USA
Professor Peter Croft, Institute for Primary Care & Health Sciences, University Keele, UK
Dr Kate Dunn, Institute for Primary Care & Health Sciences, University Keele, UK
Dr Ida Flink, School of Law, Psychology, and Social work, Örebro University, Sweden
Professor Herta Flor, Department of Cognitive & Clinical Neuroscience, Ruprecht-Karls-University of Heidelberg, Central Institute of Mental Health, Germany
Professor Rainer Freynhagen, Zentrum für Anästhesiologie, Intensivmedizin, Schmerztherapie & Palliativmedizin, Benedictus Krankenhaus, Germany
Dr Sarah Gibson, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, USA
Dr Dirk Hallner, Department of Medical Psychology & Medical Sociology, Faculty of Medicine, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Germany
Professor Dr. Hermann Handwerker, Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, University of Erlangen, Germany
Professor Monika Hasenbring, Department of Cognitive & Clinical Neuroscience, Ruprecht-Karls-University of Heidelberg, Central Institute of Mental Health, Germany
Professor Hermie Hermens, Roessingh Research and Development, The Netherlands
Professor Mark P. Jensen, University of Washington, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, USA
Ms Sandra Kamping, Department of Cognitive & Clinical Neuroscience, Ruprecht-Karls, Central Institute of Mental Health, Germany
Dr Nicholas Kendall, Health Services Consultant, UK
Professor Robert Kerns, Psychology Service, USA
Dr Bernhard Klasen, Algesiologikum Medizinisches Versorgungszentrum, Germany
Professor Bart Koes, Department of General Practice, The Netherlands
Ms Laura Leong, Department of Psychology, Wayne State University, USA
Professor Steven Linton, Örebro University, Behavioral, Legal and Social Sciences, Sweden
Professor John Loeser, University of Washington Medical Center, Department of Neurological Surgery, USA
Professor Gary Macfarlane, Epidemiology Group, Department of Public Health School of Medicine, Foresterhill University of Aberdeen, UK
Professor Chris Maher, Musculoskeletal Division, The George Institute for Global Health, Australia
Professor Chris Main, Primary Care, Musculoskeletal Research Centre, Primary Care Sciences, Keele University, UK
Dr Anne Mannion, Spine Center Division, Department of Research and Development, Schulthess Klinik, Switzerland
Dr Arne May, Dept. for Systems Neuroscience, Universityclinic Hamburg, Germany
Dr John McBeth, Arthritis Research UK Primary Care Centre, Primary Care Sciences, Keele University, UK
Dr Lance McCracken, Centre for Pain Services, Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, UK
Mr. Marc Olivier Martel, 1205 Dr.Penfield Avenue Montreal, Qc, H3A 1B1
Professor Stephen Morley, Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, UK
Professor Michael Nicholas, Pain Management & Research Centre, Royal North Shore Hospital, Australia
Dr Warren Nielson, Beryl & Richard Ivey Rheumatology Day Programs
St Joseph's Health Care London, Canada
Mr David O'Riordan, Spine Center Division, Dept Research and Development, Schulthess Klinik, Zürich
Professor Tamar Pincus, Department of Psychology Royal Holloway, University of London, UK
Dr Andrea Power, Human Pain Research Group, UK
Professor Glenn Pransky, Center for Disability Research, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, USA
Professor James Rainville, The Spine Center of New England Baptist Hospital, USA
Dr Bertold Renner, Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
Professor James Robinson, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, USA
Assistant Professor Adina Rusu, Department of Medical Psychology & Medical Sociology, Faculty of Medicine, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Germany
Dr Rita Santos, Department of Psychology, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK
Dr William Shaw, Center for Disability Research, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, USA
Dr Rob Smeets, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, School of Caphri, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Professor Blair H. Smith, Department of General Practice & Primary Care, University of Aberdeen, UK
Dr. J. Bart Staal, Institute for Quality of Health Care (IQ healthcare), Radboud University, Nijmegen Medical Centre, The Netherlands
Professor Michael Sullivan, McGill University, Department of Psychology, Canada
Dr Pradeep Suri, The Spine Center of New England Baptist Hospital, USA
Professor Irmgard Tegeder, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Johan Wolfgang Goethe-University, Germany
Dr Kati Thieme, Department of Cognitive & Clinical Neuroscience, Ruprecht-Karls-University of Heidelberg, Central Institute of Mental Health, Germany
Dr Nicola Torrance, Department of General Practice & Primary Care, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill Health Centre, UK
Professor Dennis Turk, Department of Anesthesiology, Room, University of Washington, USA
Dr Linda Vancleef, Dept of Clinical Psychological Science, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Professor Maurits Van Tulder, Department of Health Sciences & EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University, Amsterdam
Dr Jeanine Verbunt, Rehabilitation Foundation, The Netherlands
Professor Johan Vlaeyen, Department of Clinical, Medical, and Experimental Psychology, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Mr Steven Vogel, The British School of Osteopathy, Research Centre, U.K
Dr Miriam Vollenbrock-Hutten, Roessingh Research and Development, The Netherlands
Dr Michael Von Korff, Group Health Research Institute, USA
Dr Harriet Wittink, Research group Lifestyle and Health, Utrecht University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands