Pain Neuroscience Education and Exercise for Neck Pain: A Focus Group Study on Adolescents' Views

• Published in: Pediatric physical therapy Vol. 30; no. 3; pp. 196 - 201
• Main Authors: Neto, Maritza, Andias, Rosa, Silva, Anabela G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01-07-2018
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adolescent Behavior - psychology; Attitude to Health; Chronic Pain - psychology; Chronic Pain - therapy; Exercise Therapy - education; Exercise Therapy - psychology; Female; Focus Groups; Humans; Male; Neck Pain - psychology; Neck Pain - therapy; Patient Education as Topic
• ISSN: 0898-5669; 1538-005X
• DOI: 10.1097/PEP.0000000000000511

To explore the views of adolescents with chronic idiopathic neck pain toward an intervention consisting of pain neuroscience education and exercise administered in the school setting.
Four focus group interviews were conducted with 21 adolescents with chronic idiopathic neck pain who participated in a 4-week intervention consisting of pain neuroscience education and exercise. The interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using content analysis.
Two main themes emerged: the perceived relevance of acquired knowledge and the perceived adequacy of the intervention.
An intervention consisting of pain neuroscience education and exercise administered in the school setting is well accepted and considered relevant and appropriate by adolescents with chronic idiopathic neck pain.