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. 2017 May 22;19(8):1559–1569. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnx089

Figure 3.

Figure 3

Illustration of the effects of the Pain Energy Model in the context of the Energetic Pathway to Mobility Loss. The pain experience increases the energy cost of unrestricted mobility while leading to decreases in energy capacity. As a compensatory strategy, mobility is heavily restricted to stay within the energy boundary.