ArticlePhysiotherapy Canada. Physiotherapie Canada2010
Psychosocial treatment techniques to augment the impact of physiotherapy interventions for low back pain.
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- Reductions in Fatigue Predict Occupational Re-engagement in Individuals with Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2020Article
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- A 9-year follow-up of a self-management group intervention for persistent neck pain in primary health care: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of pain research · 2017Article
- Rates and Correlates of Unemployment Across Four Common Chronic Pain Diagnostic Categories.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2015Article
- [Design of an educational tool for Primary Care patients with chronic non-specific low back pain].Atencion primaria · 2015Article
- Changes in pain catastrophizing following physical therapy for musculoskeletal injury: the influence of depressive and post-traumatic stress symptoms.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2014Article
- A telephonic intervention for promoting occupational re-integration in work-disabled individuals with musculoskeletal pain.Translational behavioral medicine · 2012Article
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Abstract
purposeThe present study examined the profile of physical and psychosocial changes that occur in physiotherapy intervention when patients also participate in a psychosocial intervention. The psychosocial intervention, delivered by physiotherapists, was designed to target catastrophic thinking, fear of pain, perceived disability, and depression.
methodsThe study sample consisted of 48 individuals referred for the rehabilitation treatment of disabling back pain. Half the sample was enrolled in a physiotherapy intervention only; the other half was enrolled in a psychosocial intervention in addition to receiving a physiotherapy intervention.
resultsAt post-treatment, the two treatment groups did not differ significantly on measures of pain severity, physical function, or self-reported disability. Patients who participated in the psychosocial intervention in addition to physiotherapy showed significantly greater reductions in pain catastrophizing, fear of movement, and depression than patients who received only the physiotherapy intervention. Reductions in psychosocial risk factors contributed to reduced use of the health care system, reduced use of pain medication, and improved return-to-work outcomes.
conclusionsThe findings of the present study suggest that a psychosocial intervention provided by physiotherapists can lead to meaningful reductions in psychosocial risk factors for pain and disability and may contribute to more positive rehabilitation outcomes.
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