Oldpain2go®: an Exploratory (Pre-Feasibility) Study. (Oldpain2go®)

Research question: Is there any evidence to suggest that the oldpain2go® intervention merits scientific investigation?

Aims: To collect data to: give an indication of the potential effect size, of any effects, from the oldpain2go® intervention, in people with persistent low back pain. to explore the eligibility criteria, recruitment methods and materials proposed here, for potential use in a future Feasibility study, of the oldpain2go® intervention. To compare demographic characteristics, medical history and outcome measure data of: people for whom Oldpain2go® is indicated (at the Oldpain2go® screening session), with those for whom it is not, people for whom the Oldpain2go® intervention works, after one treatment, with those for whom it does not, and people for whom the Oldpain2go® intervention works, after one, or two, treatments, with those for whom it does not work after two treatments.

This is a concept of dealing with a client in a way that uses their conscious mind to alter their unconscious automated programs (chronic pain) that are troubling them.

This is a concept of dealing with a client in a way that uses their conscious mind to alter their unconscious automated programs such as chronic pain that are troubling them.

Inclusion Criteria: Currently suffering from persistent, non-specific, low back pain Aged over 18 years For whom Oldpain2go® is indicated as a treatment option after the standard clinical screening process for the Oldpain2go® treatment Exclusion Criteria: Any Red Flags, Any causative (or potentially causative) structural abnormality, or pathology detected or suspected Any concurrent pathology, or condition that would limit options for Physiotherapy treatment, Lack of (or any reason to doubt presence of) Mental Capacity to give Informed Consent