Trextment expectations allow to predict treatment outcome after injections against low back pain.

Individual treatment expectations predict clinical outcome after lumbar injections against low back pain

We study the relationship between expectations about treatment outcome and the outcome of lumbar injections against low back bain. We can predict pain intensity 2 weeks after treatment based on treatment expectations.

January 2023 · Matthias Müller-Schrader,  Jakob Heinzle,  Alfred Müller,  Christian Lanz,  Oliver Häussler,  Martin Sutter,  Andreas Eggspühler,  Stefania Mare,  Birte Toussaint,  Inês Pereira,  Frederike H. Petzschner,  Katja Wiech,  Jürgen Barth,  Claudia M. Witt,  Klaas Enno Stephan, Zina-Mary Manjaly