Effect of Patient Education on Functions in Patients With Non-specific and/or Degenerative Low Back Pain

The aim of this study is to investigate effects of interdisciplinary group based patient education in patients with low back pain. The patients will be recruited to four group based patient education lessons during a two months period. The study is a randomized controlled trial and the patients will be randomized to standard treatment or standard treatment and patient education. The patient education will be led by physiotherapists, nurses and physicians. The outcomes are functions, pain, quality of life, self-efficacy, and depression. The data are reported in questionnaires.