WorkUp. Structured Care With Workplace Interventions to Improve Work Ability in Patients With Neck and/or Low Back Pain

In addition to structured care a workplace intervention named Convergence Dialogue Meetings (CDM) are carried out. CDM is a three step structured dialogue and meeting model supporting the patient, health care professionals and employer to summarize concrete suggestions to support sustainable work ability and a return to work if sick listed.

Patients will follow the primary health care's standard time schedule and procedures as of ordinary care and the rehabilitation guarantee. For each patient all treatment measures are recorded in a manual, regarding number of treatments, time used per treatment and type of treatment.