Psychosocial factors and physical function in higher education students with musculoskeletal pain attending direct access physiotherapy: An observational longitudinal study
A reduced psychosocial load over three months is associated with better physical function in students with musculoskeletal pain. Addressing psychosocial factors appears to be important in direct access physiotherapy for patients with reduced physical function.
Authors
- Jari Villberg
- Arto J. Hautala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7648-0130)
- Jaro Ilari Karppinen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2158-6042)
- Eveliina Heikkala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7156-491X)
- Riku Nikander (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2072-0510)
- Heidi Riska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8051-8945)
Institutions
- Oulu University Hospital (FI)
- Etelä-Karjalan sosiaali ja terveyspiiri (FI)
- University of Jyväskylä (FI)
- University of Oulu (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physiotherapy Theory and Practice
- Published
- 2025-04-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09593985.2025.2494113
- Primary Topic
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Suomalainen Konkordia-liitto