A personalized protocol involving self-managed cognitive functional therapy (CFT) was associated with sustained symptom improvement at 3 years in patients with chronic low back pain in a phase 3 follow-up study.

The three-armed RESTORE trial assessed adult patients in Australia with chronic disabling low back pain, showing effectiveness for CFT with or without motion sensor biofeedback compared with usual care for up to 1 year.

In this new extension analysis of RESTORE, both CFT treatments were still more effective than usual care at 3 years, with greater reductions in both pain intensity and activity limitation.

Interestingly, no differences in outcomes were found between the CFT-only group and the CFT plus biofeedback group.

“It shows that if we empower patients with knowledge and sk

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