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Chronic Stress, Cortisol Dysfunction, and Pain: A Psychoneuroendocrine Rationale for Stress Management in Pain Rehabilitation

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Hannibal, Kara E., Bishop, Mark D.·2014·Physical Therapy

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Pain is a primary symptom driving patients to seek physical therapy, and its attenuation commonly defines a successful outcome. A large body of evidence is dedicated to elucidating the relationship between chronic stress and pain; however, stress is rarely addressed in pain rehabilitation. A physiologic stress response may be evoked by fear or perceived threat to safety, status, or well-being and elicits the secretion of sympathetic catecholamines (epinephrine and norepinepherine) and neuroendocrine hormones (cortisol) to promote survival and motivate success. Cortisol is a potent anti-inflammatory that functions to mobilize glucose reserves for energy and modulate inflammation. Cortisol also may facilitate the consolidation of fear-based memories for future survival and avoidance of danger. Although short-term stress may be adaptive, maladaptive responses (eg, magnification, rumination, helplessness) to pain or non–pain-related stressors may intensify cortisol secretion and condition a sensitized physiologic stress response that is readily recruited. Ultimately, a prolonged or exaggerated stress response may perpetuate cortisol dysfunction, widespread inflammation, and pain. Stress may be unavoidable in life, and challenges are inherent to success; however, humans have the capability to modify what they perceive as stressful and how they respond to it. Exaggerated psychological responses (eg, catastrophizing) following maladaptive cognitive appraisals of potential stressors as threatening may exacerbate cortisol secretion and facilitate the consolidation of fear-based memories of pain or non–pain-related stressors; however, coping, cognitive reappraisal, or confrontation of stressors may minimize cortisol secretion and prevent chronic, recurrent pain. Given the parallel mechanisms underlying the physiologic effects of a maladaptive response to pain and non–pain-related stressors, physical therapists should consider screening for non–pain-related stress to facilitate treatment, prevent chronic disability, and improve quality of life.

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Authors: Hannibal, K. E., & Bishop, M. D.
Affiliations: University of Florida (US)
Corresponding author: Hannibal, Kara E.
ORCID: Bishop, Mark D.
Venue: Physical Therapy
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published: 2014-12-01
Volume: 94
Issue: 12
Pages: 1816-1825
ISSN: 0031-9023 (ISSN-L)
1538-6724
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20130597
PMC: PMC4263906
OpenAlex: W2104399350
Cited by: 729
References: 77
Citations by year: 2026: 75 · 2025: 141 · 2024: 93 · 2023: 97 · 2022: 75 · 2021: 74 · 2020: 70 · 2019: 36 · 2018: 25 · 2017: 17 · 2016: 13 · 2015: 10
FWCI: 6.55
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: bronze
doi.org
Locations: Physical Therapy (publishedVersion)
PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (AT006334, R01AT006334)
Topics: Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
Health Sciences › Health Professions › Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
Health Sciences › Medicine › Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine › Pain Management and Treatment
Keywords: chronic stress, pain, stress management, pain rehabilitation, fear-avoidance beliefs, pain catastrophizing, cognitive reappraisal, maladaptive stress response, inflammation, stress screening
MeSH terms: Adaptation, Psychological, Humans, Hydrocortisone, Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System, Pain, Pituitary-Adrenal System, Stress, Physiological, Stress, Psychological

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