Change in pain, disability and influence of fear-avoidance in a work-focused intervention on neck and back pain: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Neck and back pain are among the most common causes of prolonged disability, and development of interventions with effect on pain, disability and return to work is important. Reduction of fear avoidance might be one mechanism behind improvement after interventions. The aim of the present study was to evaluate changes in pain and disability at the 12-month follow-up of patients with neck and back pain treated with a work-focused intervention compared to patients treated with standard interventions, and the influence of improvement fear avoidance beliefs during the interventions on pain, disability and return to work at 12-month follow-up.

Methods

413 employed patients with back or neck pain referred to secondary care, and sick-listed between 4 weeks and 12 months,

SUBMITTER: Marchand GH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4410457 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature