text: routine pain-related psychological distress monitoring 
  the early phases of rehabilitation espe- 
  throughout 
  cially if 
  is to identify risk for subsequent 
  pain-related healthcare utilization. The implications of 
  these collective findings are that treatment pathways 
  may provide greater value by 1) addressing modifiable 
  health-related 
  and 
  pain-related psychological distress, 2) routine moni- 
  toring of these health-related variables and 3) offering 
  treatment alternatives 
  safely escalate care if 
  that 
  needed while minimizing risk of harm and unhelpful 
  utilization. 
  
  the goal 
  
  variables  like  pain,  disability 