Experiences of community-dwelling adults with chronic low back pain during and after a combined biopsychosocial education and exercise program in rural Nigeria: a qualitative study
Perceived effects of a combined biopsychosocial education and exercise program was not limited to improved clinical outcomes, but also empowered self-management skills, enhanced understanding of back pain, and highlighted the unmet rehabilitation needs in rural Nigeria, serving as a wake-up call for physiotherapists.
Authors
- Surajo Kamilu Sulaiman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3927-8627)
- Mukadas O. Akindele (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7642-1018)
- Aysha I. Adhama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1622-4960)
- Aminu A. Ibrahim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5711-1639)
- Farida Garba Sumaila
- Sokunbi Oluwaleke Ganiyu
Institutions
- North-West University (ZA)
- Health Sciences North (CA)
- Tishk International University (IQ)
- Bayero University Kano (NG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Disability and Rehabilitation
- Published
- 2025-04-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2025.2494731
- Primary Topic
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00