Below is a list of treatments that our participants felt were appropriate for patients with low back pain.
Medical |
Advice & education |
Exercise |
Manual therapy |
Social |
Psychological |
Discharge |
Simple advice about the nature of back pain |
Home exercise programme |
TENS |
Education on health lifestyle, including: weight loss, smoking cessation, healthy diet, physical activity |
Education on pain e.g. explain pain, predictive processing etc |
Wait and see |
Reassurance |
App supported rehabilitation intervention |
Soft tissue therapy |
Social prescribing |
Address unhelpful beliefs |
Over the counter medication |
Self-management advice |
General physical activity in activities of daily living |
Joint mobilisations |
Signposting to social interventions |
Address unhelpful behaviours |
Prescription medication |
Interactive advice and information |
Refer to community exercise scheme |
Acupuncture |
Mindfulness, relaxation, hobbies |
CBT / psychologically informed therapy |
Medicines management |
Discussion regarding suitability of patient expectations |
Specific exercise - stretches |
Occupational advice, return to work plan, fit note |
Behaviour change techniques |
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Goal setting and feedback |
Specific exercise - muscle group |
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Graded return to work / function / sport, including advice, planning, functional modifications and ergonomic modifications |
Specific exercise - resistance |
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Specific exercise - neurodynamics |
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Specific exercise - cardivascular |
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Hydrotherapy |
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Graded exposure |