What is contributing to your patients low back pain? How do you know when manual therapy, education, exercise, motor control programs, CBT or any other approach for chronic LBP will be helpful? In episode 14 of the Physio Edge podcast, Peter O'Sullivan and David Pope discuss chronic low back pain, Peter's research into this area, and the approach of Peter and his team to getting over chronic low back pain. Some of the topics we dug into include:

Causes, classification and treatment of chronic low back pain (CLBP)
Common treatment errors
Identifying mechanical contributors
When manual therapy is helpful
Myths around "core stability" for CLBP
What is the current evidence base for CLBP classification and treatment
Tips for treatment of CLBP
A lot of other great treatment advice for CLBP….

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014. Chronic low back pain with Peter O'Sullivan

Physio Edge podcast with David Pope

014. Chronic low back pain with Peter O'Sullivan