Table 1.
Criteria | |
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Inclusion |
|
Age |
18–65 years |
Diagnosis |
Mechanical low back pain |
Duration |
Greater than 3 months duration |
Language |
English speaking and English literate |
Consent |
Willing and able to give full consent |
Exclusion |
|
Pathology |
Suspected or confirmed serious spinal pathology (cauda equine syndrome, fracture, metastatic, inflammatory spinal disease, pre-existing neurological condition) |
Past medical history |
Illicit drug use, spinal surgery, spinal cord stimulator implantation, cardiac history, psychiatric illness or personality disorder, intellectual disorder |
Pregnancy | Suspected or confirmed pregnancy |