Cognitive Functional Therapy (CFT) is a person centred approach for managing chronic musculoskeletal pain, particularly low back pain, that focuses on the interplay of physical, psychological, and lifestyle factors. It's a biopsychosocial intervention that aims to help individuals self-manage their pain by addressing unhelpful beliefs, movement patterns, and lifestyle choices that contribute to their condition. 

A recent 3 year follow up trial has shown the treatment effects of CFT to out perform usual care. This means you can say goodbye to expensive, unnecessary follow ups and move more without the need for healthcare! 

1. Making sense of your pain: This starts with making sure you’re safe to treat by ruling out any serious causes of pain by taking an in-depth case history. Your story will be carefully listened to, with plenty of time to share worries and concerns and express how it has affected you both physically and mentally. This includes a working diagnosis, care planning and goal setting.

2. Exposure with control/Physical treatment: This is the physical part of the consultation that may include manual therapy, relaxation techniques and controlled exposure to painful functional tasks that you value. 

3. Lifestyle Coaching: This includes individualised physical activity modifications, sleep hygiene, nutrition advice and assistance getting back to social engagements such as work and other valued activities.