GLA:D® Back: Patient Education and Exercises for Self-management of Back Pain

The intervention aims at improving the participant's ability to self-manage low back pain (LBP). The content is based on a cognitive behavioural approach aimed at supporting pain self-efficacy. An individual session at the beginning and the end of the group sessions involve goal-setting and physical tests. Key messages of the patient education include that pain is not a sign of danger and back pain is explained using a behavioural model of (im)balance between demands and capacity rather than emphasising tissue damage. The exercises aim at restoring natural variation in movement and provides guidance for patients in exploring movement rather than teaching exercises in only one correct manner.