The clinical impact of pain neuroscience continuing education on physical therapy outcomes for patients with low back and neck pain.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Research suggests that attendance by physical therapists at continuing education (CE) targeting the management of low back pain (LBP) and neck pain does not result in positive impacts on clinical outcomes. The aim of this study was to determine if therapists attending a self-paced 3-hour online Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE) program was associated with any observed changes to patient outcomes and also clinical practice.

Methods

Participants were 25 different physical therapists who treated 3,705 patients with low back pain (LBP) or neck pain before and after they had completed an online PNE CE course. Change in outcomes measures of pain and disability at discharge were compared for the patients treated before and after the therapist training. Clinical practice

SUBMITTER: Louw A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9049561 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature