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Pain Neuroscience Education and Exercise for Neck Pain: A Focus Group Study on Adolescents' Views
Maritza Neto1, Rosa Andias, Anabela G Silva
1School of Health Sciences (Mss Neto and Andias and Dr Silva) and CINTESIS-UA (Dr Silva), University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal.
Purpose:
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.
Methods:
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.
Results:
Two main themes emerged: the perceived relevance of acquired knowledge and the perceived adequacy of the intervention.
Conclusion:
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.