Topic: pain neuroscience education

Introduction: Lumbopelvic pain, prevalent in 60-70% of pregnant women, persists in approximately half up to 12 months postpartum, and 20% even 3 years after childbirth. Effective treatment for pregnancy-related lumbopelvic pain is challenging, prompting variable interventions from medications to physical therapies. European guidelines advocate an active approach, incorporating patient education and exercise prescription. This project innovatively employs pain neuroscience education for pregnant women with lumbopelvic pain, a strategy proven effective in musculoskeletal pain but unexplored in p

The aim of this present study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a prehabilitation programme based on pain neuroscience education and administered through educational videos versus another programme based on written exercise recommendations, in patients scheduled for lumbar radiculopathy surgery. This is a randomised pilot study in which ten patients participated, recruited at different Spanish hospitals. The experimental group followed a 4-week prehabilitation programme combining therapeutic exercise, back care education, and pain neuroscience education delivered through videos designed for