From protection to non-protection: A mixed methods study investigating movement, posture and recovery from disabling low back pain.
Kevin WernliAnne SmithFiona CollAmity CampbellPeter KentPeter O'SullivanPublished in: European journal of pain (London, England) (2022)
Findings from qualitative interviews before and after a Cognitive Functional Therapy intervention in 12 people with disabling low back pain highlighted an individualized recovery journey from conscious and nonconscious protection to conscious non-protection for some, and nonconscious non-protection for many. Pre and post-quantitative measures of movement, posture, psychological factors, pain and activity limitation integrated well with the qualitative findings. The findings suggest movement and posture may form part of a multidimensional pain schema.