Table - PMC

Perspective	Setting	Phenomenon of interest	Environment	Time/timing	Findings
From perspectives of male and female adolescents (12–18 years old) with low back pain	Clinic	Individually tailored physical therapy and home exercise	the Gothenburg area, Sweden	12 weeks	Mobilizing own resources in successfully gaining body confidence in daily life: 1. Coaching from the physiotherapist: professional support; being aware of inherent capabilities; and trust in the physiotherapist and hope of recovery. Participants appreciated the attitude and professionalism of the physiotherapist 2. This theme consists of three subcategories: information from the school nurse; information from the physiotherapist; insight and reorientation of back pain that relates to participants’ understanding and leads to change 3. Compliance with physiotherapy: exercises provide structure; gaining energy from treatment; gaining confidence in exercises. Tailored exercises with the physiotherapist restored control to participants on physical as well as psychological levels 4. Gaining energy from pain-free moments: handling pain; ability to achieve change; distraction by recovery. Participants experienced a growing awareness of their bodies and their pain, as well as an increased easing of tension and a certain pain relief

Perspective

Setting

Phenomenon of interest

Environment

Time/timing

Findings

From perspectives of male and female adolescents (12–18 years old) with low back pain

Clinic

Individually tailored physical therapy and home exercise

the Gothenburg area, Sweden

12 weeks

Mobilizing own resources in successfully gaining body confidence in daily life:

1. Coaching from the physiotherapist: professional support; being aware of inherent capabilities; and trust in the physiotherapist and hope of recovery. Participants appreciated the attitude and professionalism of the physiotherapist

2. This theme consists of three subcategories: information from the school nurse; information from the physiotherapist; insight and reorientation of back pain that relates to participants’ understanding and leads to change

3. Compliance with physiotherapy: exercises provide structure; gaining energy from treatment; gaining confidence in exercises. Tailored exercises with the physiotherapist restored control to participants on physical as well as psychological levels

4. Gaining energy from pain-free moments: handling pain; ability to achieve change; distraction by recovery. Participants experienced a growing awareness of their bodies and their pain, as well as an increased easing of tension and a certain pain relief

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