Reassurance Does Not Reduce Disability in Acute Low Back Pain: A Mediation Analysis (ptinquest.libsyn.com)

• Reassurance did not reduce disability in acute LBP
• Mediation analysis of an RCT
• Challenges common clinical assumption

"A mediation analysis of a randomized trial found that feeling reassured after a consultation does not reduce disability or healthcare use in people with acute low back pain, challenging the common clinical assumption."