The Effect of Information on the Time Course of Pain During an Episode of Acute Experimentally Induced Low Back Pain—A Randomised Experiment
Contemporary clinical guidelines and models of care recommend avoiding pathoanatomical diagnostic labels and encourage clinicians to advise patients to stay active during an episode of acute low back pain (LBP). We simulated an episode of acute LBP and found that information based on tissue sensitivity and advice to remain active did not improve pain compared to information referencing tissue damage and advice to rest and protect the back. The results could be different if repeated in a clinical population.
Authors
- Þórarinn J. Sigurðsson
- Dana Hince (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3630-3356)
- Mervyn Travers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3519-4418)
- Benedict Martin Wand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0297-0292)
- Silvia Sörensen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6102-1580)
- Þorvaldur Skúli Pálsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4418-0133)
- S Hansen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8228-4144)
- William Gibson
Institutions
- Ilisimatusarfik (GL)
- Aalborg University Hospital (DK)
- Aalborg University (DK)
- The University of Notre Dame Australia (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Pain
- Published
- 2025-04-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.70011
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.39
Funders
- University of Notre Dame
- University of Notre Dame Australia