Treatment and management approaches of UK osteopaths and physiotherapists to patients with persistent non-specific low back pain – NICE or not NICE?
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- Title
- Treatment and management approaches of UK osteopaths and physiotherapists to patients with persistent non-specific low back pain – NICE or not NICE?
- Title
- Treatment and management approaches of UK osteopaths and physiotherapists to patients with persistent non-specific low back pain – NICE or not NICE?
- Author(s)
- Yates Carly
- Abstract
- Objectives: To explore the management approaches of UK osteopaths and musculoskeletal physiotherapists to patients with persistent non-specific low back pain, and their attitudes to Evidence Based Practice and the NICE Persistent Non-Specific Low Back Pain Guidelines. Methods: Qualitative analysis of 10 semi-structured interviews using Thematic Analysis, consistent with elements of Grounded Theory Results: Five main themes were identified: Assessment Methods, Treatment Modalities, Management Approaches, Opinions on Evidence Based Practice and Practice Guidelines, and Opinions on the NICE Persistent Non-Specific Low Back Pain Guidelines. More differences were found in treatment and management approaches between individual practitioners than between the professions of osteopathy and musculoskeletal physiotherapy. Practitioners reported a difficulty with adhering to guidelines because they were too research-based and not sufficiently patient-centred. Clinical experience was employed with individual patients to provide a patient-specific approach to the treatment and management of an individual patient’s persistent non-specific low back pain Conclusions: It is suggested that current guidelines need to acknowledge the needs of individual patients and adopt a more biopsychosocial approach to patient care.
- Abstract
- Objectives: To explore the management approaches of UK osteopaths and musculoskeletal physiotherapists to patients with persistent non-specific low back pain, and their attitudes to Evidence Based Practice and the NICE Persistent Non-Specific Low Back Pain Guidelines. Methods: Qualitative analysis of 10 semi-structured interviews using Thematic Analysis, consistent with elements of Grounded Theory Results: Five main themes were identified: Assessment Methods, Treatment Modalities, Management Approaches, Opinions on Evidence Based Practice and Practice Guidelines, and Opinions on the NICE Persistent Non-Specific Low Back Pain Guidelines. More differences were found in treatment and management approaches between individual practitioners than between the professions of osteopathy and musculoskeletal physiotherapy. Practitioners reported a difficulty with adhering to guidelines because they were too research-based and not sufficiently patient-centred. Clinical experience was employed with individual patients to provide a patient-specific approach to the treatment and management of an individual patient’s persistent non-specific low back pain Conclusions: It is suggested that current guidelines need to acknowledge the needs of individual patients and adopt a more biopsychosocial approach to patient care.
- presented at
- British School of Osteopathy
- Date Accepted
- 2011
- Date Submitted
- 3.2.2012 00:00:00
- Type
- osteo_thesis
- Language
- English
- Pub-Identifier
- 15120
- Inst-Identifier
- 780
- Keywords
- Low Back Pain, Osteopathy, Physiotherapy, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Management
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- 0
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- Thesis
Yates Carly, “Treatment and management approaches of UK osteopaths and physiotherapists to patients with persistent non-specific low back pain – NICE or not NICE?”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed May 2, 2025, https://www.osteopathic-research.com/s/orw/item/1720