Opportunity to increase value in low back pain care
RTWMatters team
A single pain management skills session is as effective at reducing pain catastrophising for people with chronic low back pain as eight sessions of CBT.The most common type of chronic pain is chronic low back pain. Rates are rising, despite an increase in medical treatments such as surgery and prescribed pain killers – treatments that often do more harm than good. One treatment for chronic low back pain that is known to be genuinely effective is cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), often delivered in eight to twelve group sessions led by a trained therapist. CBT for chronic low back pain ...