Physiotherapists may stigmatise or feel unprepared to treat people with low back pain and psychosocial factors that influence recovery: a systematic review

Synnott, Aoife; O’Keeffe, Mary; Bunzli, Samantha; Dankaerts, Wim; O'Sullivan, Peter; O'Sullivan, Kieran

doi:10.1016/j.jphys.2015.02.016

Physiotherapists may stigmatise or feel unprepared to treat people with low back pain and psychosocial factors that influence recovery: a systematic review

QUESTION What are physiotherapists' perceptions about identifying and managing the cognitive, psychological and social factors that may act as barriers to recovery for people with low back pain (LBP)? DESIGN Systematic review and qualitative metasynthesis of qualitative studies in which physiothe…