GLA:D®BACK: group-based patient education and exercises to support self-management of persistent back pain

Purpose: Clinical guidelines recommend that people with back pain be given information and education about their back pain, advice to remain active and at work, and exercises to improve mobility and physical activity. Guidelines, however, rarely describe how this is best delivered. The purpose here is to present the development process, the theories, and underlying evidence for ‘GLA:D® Back’ - a group education and exercise program that...