BeNe chiropractic cohort study: role of the psychosocial factors in patients with neck and low-back pain (WC2008-095)

Objectives

Starting date: 01/09/2009 Primary objectives 

1) To examine which, if any, of the psychosocial factors predict a poor outcome in patients undergoing chiropractic care for neck- and/or low-back pain,
2) To examine the relative contribution of different components of the biopsychosocial model (pain and disability, attitudes and beliefs, psychological distress, illness behaviour, and social environment) in predicting a poor outcome in patients undergoing chiropractic care.