{"id":3723,"date":"2020-11-19T12:37:53","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T20:37:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/pain-education-may-help-patients-manage-chronic-back-pain\/"},"modified":"2023-11-26T08:35:05","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T16:35:05","slug":"pain-education-may-help-patients-manage-chronic-back-pain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/pain-education-may-help-patients-manage-chronic-back-pain\/","title":{"rendered":"Pain Education May Help Patients Manage Chronic Back Pain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Pain Education May Help Patients Manage Chronic Back Pain<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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This\u00a0article<\/a>\u00a0was originally published on Confronting Chronic Pain by Dr. Steven Richeimer, Director\u00a0Pain Medicine Master and Certificate<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Millions of people with chronic low back pain understand how it prevents them from enjoying their lives<\/a>. Many people seek help from doctors and pain management clinics, and while they may receive therapeutic exercises to do, they may walk out of the office without knowing much about pain foundation itself.<\/p>\n

Pain education may help patients with their conditions if they are educated about it. Researchers set out to see if pain education makes a difference for those with chronic low back pain two to three months after their initial treatment period.<\/p>\n

Does pain education help patients face chronic pain?<\/h2>\n

In the February 2020 issue of the Journal of Sports Rehabilitation, researchers share their findings on whether or not providing pain education makes a difference for those with lower back pain. For the study, they completed a literature review of eight studies related to the topic. The studies were split when it came to reporting that the patients received exercise therapy<\/a> alone, or if they received pain education along with exercise therapy.<\/p>\n

The researchers advise that pain education offers a more well-rounded approach<\/a> to providing effective treatment to patients. Of the eight initial studies they reviewed, three met the inclusion criteria that they were looking to evaluate. Two out of those three studies reported that the patients had reduced symptoms of chronic low back pain with therapeutic exercise and pain education.<\/p>\n

In conclusion, the researchers found that there is moderate evidence to support the use of providing pain education along with therapeutic exercises. Further, they advise that educational interventions should be created and provided to patients in an effort to educate them on the foundation of pain. They recommend that pain education should be a part of the pain management strategy for those with chronic low back pain<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Those who are providing care and pain management support for people with chronic low back pain may want to make an effort to include pain education. Because\u00a0pain education may help patients in facing their chronic illness<\/p>\n

Pain Education Should Include Discussing Patient’s:<\/h3>\n