Single Session Compared to Multiple Sessions of Education and Exercise for Older Adults With Spinal Pain in an Advanced Practice Physiotherapy Model of Care

In a one-hour consultation, the APPT will assess and triage surgical candidates, recommend medical care (medication or injection), as well as provide education and prescribe a self-management exercise program aimed at impairments and functional limitations identified during the initial assessment. Participant will not receive additional care by the APPT.

In a one-hour consultation, the APPT will assess and triage surgical candidates, recommend medical care (medication or injection), as well as provide education and prescribe a self-management exercise program aimed at impairments and functional limitations identified during the initial assessment. Participants will receive five additional consultations with the APPT within a 12-week period. During the follow-up visits, the APPT will reassess the participants, provide further education and recommendations, review and modify the home exercise program and may provide other rehabilitation interventions.