Return to Work Matters - Webinar recording — Revolutionising Chronic Low Back Pain Management with Cognitive Functional Therapy

Webinar recording — Revolutionising Chronic Low Back Pain Management with Cognitive Functional Therapy

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Professor Peter O'Sullivan and Associate Professor Peter Kent

Peter O’Sullivan, Distinguished Professor of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, and Peter Kent, Adjunct Associate Professor of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, share their knowledge and insights from the RESTORE clinical trial.

Cognitive Functional Therapy has much better clinical and economic outcomes, including absenteeism and presenteeism, than the usual care for Australians with chronic low back pain.

Listen to Peter O’Sullivan, Distinguished Professor of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, and Peter Kent, adjunct Associate Professor of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, as they share their insights from the RESTORE clinical trial (NHMRC-funded and published in The Lancet).

Cognitive Functional Therapy is a physiotherapist-led, individualised approach that promotes self-management and targets unhelpful pain-related cognitions, emotions, and behaviours that contribute to pain and disability.
Large and clinically important differences occurred during the 3-month treatment period across all clinical outcomes, including pain and disability, compared to usual care and were sustained at 12-month follow-up.
Cognitive Functional Therapy was also more effective than usual care for quality-adjusted life years gained, with cost savings over AU$5000 in direct and indirect costs and productivity losses per person.

Peter O’Sullivan

Peter O’Sullivan is Curtin Distinguished Professor of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy at Curtin University, Perth, Australia. In addition to his teaching and research, he works in clinical practice as a Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist (as awarded by the Australian College of Physiotherapists in 2005) at bodylogic.physio in Perth, Australia. He is recognised internationally as a leading clinician, researcher and educator in the management of complex musculoskeletal pain disorders.

Peter Kent

Peter Kent is an adjunct Associate Professor of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy at Curtin University and Macquarie University. Initially a computer systems analyst, he was a practicing clinician for more than 20 years and has recently retired from being a full-time research academic after 19 years.

Webinar recording

Q&A Session

Resources

Low Back Pain Clinical Care Standard Launch & Discussion - Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care

Restore Clinical Trial for Back Pain Website

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