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Providing accurate information on back pain seems to build confidence in the provider but doesn't seem to have a huge effect on outcomes. Is this really an improvement? In this episode, Erik and JW explore the role of the provider is these difficult cases.

The Fear Reduction Exercised Early (FREE) approach to management of low back pain in general practice: A pragmatic cluster-randomised controlled trial. Darlow B, Stanley J, Dean S, Abbott JH, Garrett S, Wilson R, Mathieson F, Dowell A. PLoS Med. 2019 Sep 9;16(9):e1002897. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002897. eCollection 2019 Sep.

To order the rheumatology booklet created by Jack March that we discussed on the podcast head to his website: https://rheumatology.physio/

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Produced by: Matt Hunter

Music for PT Inquest: "The Science of Selling Yourself Short" by Less Than Jake Used by Permission