Internet-based treatment with telephone support for chronic back pain

PubMed: "The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of an Internet-based cognitive-behavioral intervention with telephone support for chronic back pain. Participants (56) who met the criteria for chronic back pain were randomly assigned to either an Internet-based cognitive behavioral self-help treatment or to a waiting-list control condition. Treatment consisted of education, cognitive skill acquisition, behavioral rehearsal, generalization and maintenance. Results showed statistically significant improvements in catastrophizing, control over pain and ability to decrease pain. Some improvement was found in both the control group and the treatment group. Follow-up results showed that some improvement was maintained. Findings indicate that Internet-based self-help with telephone support, based on established psychological treatment methods, holds promise as an effective approach for treating disability in association with pain."

Psychotherapy for chronic pain is available at the Center of Revitalizing Psychiatry