Pain Education in Chronic Low Back Pain

Pain Education: Treatment of Patients Affected by Chronic Low Back Pain, Randomized Controlled Study

The Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE) aims to reconceptualize pain from a marker of tissue damage to a marker of the perceived need to protect body tissue.

The purpose of this study is to verify the long-term efficacy (6 months) of a Pain Education treatment in patients with chronic low back pain, compared to a conventional treatment.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age over 18
• Patients with low back pain of musculoskeletal origin for at least 3 months
• Patients free from NSAID and/or opioid analgesic therapy for at least 1 month
• Years of education: over 13
• Italian mother-tongue

Exclusion Criteria:

• Presence of neurological symptoms on provocative tests
• Recent surgical procedure
• Patients suffering from fibromyalgia or other rheumatological pathology
• Psychiatric pathologies