Chronic lower back pain is the leading cause of years lived with disability. Most interventions only have short-lasting small to moderate effects, and do not address all of the factors contributing to an individual patient’s pain and associated disability.

Cognitive functional therapy (CFT) is a patient centred approach that facilitates the self-management of pain by targeting individual pain-related cognitions, emotions and behaviours contributing to the pain and disability.

The Physiotherapy Research Foundation (PRF) has summarised key messages from the research study’s findings featured in the July edition of InMotion and produced this infographic. To read the research abstract, click here (note: paid access to full article). For more information on the RESTORE study, click here. Click on the image below to access a printable A3 file.

About the authors:

Associate Professor Peter Kent teaches prognostic research method and scientific writing at under-graduate and post-graduate levels at Curtin University. Along with his teaching, Peter has 20 years of clinical experience as a musculoskeletal physiotherapist in hospital settings, multidisciplinary clinics and private practice.

Professor Terry Haines APAM is the Head of School, School of Primary and Allied Health Care at Monash University. He has a professional background in physiotherapy and health economics, and has worked in research roles embedded within health services.

Professor Peter O’Sullivan APAM FACP is a Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist (as awarded by the Australian College of Physiotherapists in 2005) and Professor of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy at Curtin University.

Professor Anne Smith is a Research Professor in the School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science at Curtin University, where she conducts high impact clinical research and supervises higher degree research.

Associate Professor Amity Campbell is an Associate Professor at Curtin University  and carries out inter-disciplinary research in biomechanics, injury prevention and performance optimisation.

Dr Rob Schutze is a Research Fellow and Perth Site Manager in the School of Allied Health and Curtin enAble Institute. Rob also works as a Clinical Psychologist in the Multidisciplinary Pain Management Centre at Royal Perth Hospital. 

Dr Stephanie Attwell is a Clinical Psychologist and Sydney Site Manager at the
Department of Health Professions, Macquarie University.

Dr J P Caneiro APAM FACP is a Clinical Director & Specialist Sports Physiotherapist (as awarded by the Australian College of Physiotherapists in 2013) and has over 17 years of experience as a clinician, researcher and lecturer on the field of musculoskeletal pain management.

Robert Laird APAM FACP is a specialist musculoskeletal physiotherapist (as awarded by the Australian College of Physiotherapy) with post graduate qualifications in both musculoskeletal and sports physiotherapy. Rob specialises in the management of persistent spinal pain (back and neck).

Dr Kieran O’Sullivan is the Physiotherapy Lead within Allied Health, and Course Director for the (pre-registration) MSc in Physiotherapy at the School of Allied Health, University of Limerick, Ireland.

Professor Alison McGregor is a Professor of Musculoskeletal Biodynamics in the Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, where she manages the Human Performance Group.

Professor Jan Hartvigsen is Professor and Head of the Research Unit for Clinical Biomechanics at University of Southern Denmark. His research focus is on longitudinal studies dealing with spinal and musculoskeletal pain in the population.

Den-Ching A Lee is a Research Fellow at Ageing and Independent Living (RAIL) Research Centre, School of Primary and Allied Health Care, Monash University. Angela has worked as a clinical physiotherapist in hospitals, private practice and community health services in Australia and Hong Kong.

Associate Professor Alistair Vickery is Clinical Associate Professor at the UWA Medical School, University of Western Australia. Alistair is a specialist medical practitioner with expertise in research and education.

Professor Mark Hancock APAM is a Professor of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Macquarie University. He has over 20 years of clinical experience as a musculoskeletal physiotherapist working in a primary care setting.
 

This infographic is a Physiotherapy Research Foundation (PRF) initiative.