Exercise physiologists use of pain neuroscience education for treating knee osteoarthritis: A qualitative interview study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To explore how Australian exercise physiologists (EPs) utilise pain neuroscience education (PNE) in their management of patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Methods

A semi-structured interview concerning a knee osteoarthritis vignette was designed to understand each participant's beliefs about physical activity, pain, injury and coping strategies and quantify their use of pain neuroscience concepts. Themes were derived from pre-determined pain target concepts as well as others that emerged from thematic analysis.

Results

Thirty EPs (57% male, mean clinical experience 7 years (SD 7.1) participated in the semi-structured interviews. 13 themes emerged. EPs primarily focussed on: (1) active treatment strategies are better than passive, (2) pain and tissue damage

SUBMITTER: Ram A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10078781 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature