Pain neuroscience education for patients with musculoskeletal pain

Abstract

PURPOSE To explore the views of adolescents with chronic idiopathic neck pain toward an intervention consisting of pain neuroscience education and exercise administered in the school setting. METHODS Four focus group interviews were conducted with 21 adolescents with chronic idiopathic neck pain who participated in a 4-week intervention consisting of pain neuroscience education and exercise. The interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using content analysis. RESULTS Two main themes emerged: the perceived relevance of acquired knowledge and the perceived adequacy of the intervention. CONCLUSION An intervention consisting of pain neuroscience education and exercise administered in the school setting is well accepted and considered relevant and appropriate by adolescents with chronic idiopathic neck pain.