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Cognitive treatment of illness perceptions reduces activity limitation in CLBP patients
Phys Ther. 2013 Apr;93(4):435-48. doi: 10.2522/ptj.20110150. Epub 2012 Nov 15156 patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP) were randomized to either receive 10-14 cognitive treatment of illness perceptions (CTIP) sessions or be put on a waiting list (WTL) for the CTIP treatment to determine whether CTIP helped reduce patient-relevant physical activity limitations. Following evaluations over an 18 week period, results indicated that the CTIP treatment significantly decreased the activity limitations patients had previously had at baseline.
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