Person-centred education and advice for people with low back pain: Making the best of what we know.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The first-line treatment consistently recommended for people with low back pain is patient education and advice. Regardless of the duration of low back pain, clinicians should provide education on the benign nature of low back pain, reassurance about the absence of a serious medical condition, and advice to remain active. There is little guidance on how best to provide this care.

Objective

This Masterclass will draw on recent evidence to explore how physical therapy clinicians could deliver person-centred education and advice to people with low back pain to refine their clinical consultation.

Discussion

First, we highlight the potential value of providing validation to acknowledge the distressing experience and consequences of low back pain. Second, we desc

SUBMITTER: O'Hagan ET 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9868342 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature