The study provides support for the use of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) in enabling people to cope with back pain. The beneficial effect seems to last at least 5 years.
Evidence from:
SJ Linton et al. Spine (2006) Vol.31(8) p 853 – 858
“A 5-Year Follow-Up Evaluation of the Health and Economic Consequences of an Early Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Back Pain: A Randomized, Controlled Trial”
The findings cast some doubt on occupational causation and injury status.
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