Tampa Scale for KinesiophobiaRuth Smith2020-06-24T08:41:56+01:00

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1. I’m afraid that I might injury myself if I exercise*
Strongly disagree Disagree Agree Strongly agree
2. If I were to try to overcome it, my pain would increase*
Strongly disagree Disagree Agree Strongly agree
3. My body is telling me I have something dangerously wrong*
Strongly disagree Disagree Agree Strongly agree
4. My pain would probably be relieved if I were to exercise*
Strongly disagree Disagree Agree Strongly agree
5. People aren’t taking my medical condition seriously enough*
Strongly disagree Disagree Agree Strongly agree
6. My accident has put my body at risk for the rest of my life*
Strongly disagree Disagree Agree Strongly agree
7. Pain always means I have injured my body*
Strongly disagree Disagree Agree Strongly agree
8. Just because something aggravates my pain does not mean it is dangerous*
Strongly disagree Disagree Agree Strongly agree
9. I am afraid that I might injure myself accidentally*
Strongly disagree Disagree Agree Strongly agree
10. Simply being careful that I do not make any unnecessary movements is the safest thing I can do to prevent my pain from worsening*
Strongly disagree Disagree Agree Strongly agree
11. I wouldn’t have this much pain if there weren’t something potentially dangerous going on in my body*
Strongly disagree Disagree Agree Strongly agree
12. Although my condition is painful, I would be better off if I were physically active*
Strongly disagree Disagree Agree Strongly agree
13. Pain lets me know when to stop exercising so that I don’t injure myself*
Strongly disagree Disagree Agree Strongly agree
14. It’s really not safe for a person with a condition like mine to be physically active*
Strongly disagree Disagree Agree Strongly agree
15. I can’t do all the things normal people do because it’s too easy for me to get injured*
Strongly disagree Disagree Agree Strongly agree
16. Even though something is causing me a lot of pain, I don’t think it’s actually dangerous*
Strongly disagree Disagree Agree Strongly agree
17. No one should have to exercise when he/she is in pain*
Strongly disagree Disagree Agree Strongly agree

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