Mind Body Intervention for Chronic Lower Back Pain
Mind Body Intervention for Chronic Lower Back Pain
This pilot study will evaluate the feasibility of having a non-behavioral health provider
 deliver a combination of manual therapy (MT) and cognitive behavioral therapy for pain
 (CBT-p). In addition, we will evaluate differences in outcomes in patients undergoing the
 combined intervention of CBT-p and MT and those undergoing MT alone.
Given that this is a pilot study we will use simple descriptive statistics for patient
 characteristics, including age, sex, BMI and baseline scores on outcome measures. In addition
 we will assess the inter-rater reliability of the scoring of the delivery of the CBT-p by the
 two trained practitioners utilizing kappa statistics. We will perform data analyses using
 SPSS.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  18 to 69 years of age with CLBP who are

 -  "high risk" for poor prognosis based on SBST

 -  currently undergoing chiropractic care.

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Contraindications to either MT or CBT-p.

 -  Patients who are currently undergoing CBT-p

 -  who have been treated for substance abuse in the past year.