Multidisciplinary Pain Management of Chronic Back Pain: Helpful Treatments from the Patients' Perspective.

ABSTRACT: Multidisciplinary pain management programs (MPMP) for patients suffering from chronic back pain include a variety of treatment modalities. The patients' perceived helpfulness of these treatment modalities remains unclear. The aims of this prospective observational cohort study were to assess (i) the patients' perceived helpfulness of different treatment modalities, (ii) the influence of sociodemographic characteristics on the patient's perspective and (iii) whether treatment outcomes are affected by helpfulness ratings. Treatment modalities of this three-week MPMP consisted of individual physiotherapy, group-based physiotherapy, relaxation therapy, aquatic therapy, back education, medical training therapy, biofeedback, psychological pain therapy and music therapy. The study comprised 395 p

SUBMITTER: Nees TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7019713 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature