Education of Municipality-based Physiotherapists in Managing Disabling Low Back Pain - an Observational Study

Patients (N=100) referred to a municipality-based rehabilitation for low back pain are included. The physiotherapists choose the rehabilitation strategy based on what they consider relevant for the patients. After the first 100 patients have been discharged from municipality care, the physiotherapists will participate in an educational intervention (12 sessions) focusing on the management of low back pain within a multidimensional framework. In the educational intervention, the participants will learn how to identify the presence of unhelpful thoughts and emotions and how to address these as part of the intervention. The course will thus be a mix of theoretical and practical teaching, including case supervision and feedback. Following the educational intervention, an additional 100 patients referred to the rehabilitation program will be included. The intervention is aimed at the physiotherapists where the patients will receive the best available care, before or after the intervention.