Table 2.

Control group: Care as Usual, description of the treatment

Phase 1 Inventory of the problem • Anamnesis • Estimation of motivation for rehabilitation treatment • Physical examination • Identification of maintaining factors for the pain problems • Analysis of activities Phase 2 Problem analyses • Ordering information from inventory • Providing an explanatory model for the pain problem • Treatment plan Phase 3 Education • Exploring willingness to change behaviour • Changing behaviour despite pain Phase 4 Choosing activities • Choosing activities on a functional level • Determining treatment goals (SMART) Phase 5 Determining baseline (Pain contingent functioning) • Determining baseline level of functional activities (min 3–5 measurement moments) Phase 6 Determining goal and scheme to increase activity • Starting level below baseline • Scheme for time contingent increase in activities • Establishing treatment goals Phase 7 Executing scheme • Time contingent increase of activities • Encouragement of successful behaviour • Generalization at home and school Phase 8 Generalization and evaluation • Applying in daily situations • Evaluation of treatment