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Is Cognitive Functional Therapy only for persistent pain? Prof. @PeteOSullivanPT 🧑‍🦱 describes how the ♾️ Cognitive Functional Therapy♾️ framework is aligned to best care guidelines for acute and chronic back pain. Learn more about CFT - evoolvepaincare.academy

1st. Is @brookphysio on reassurance for back pain & cognitive functional therapy. This episode is now preparatory material for @PeteOSullivanPT @EvoolvePainCare courses, whos sharing helped make this episode easily my most downloaded of all time! open.spotify.com/episode/1f3fnI…

@BWhybrowPhysio @PeteOSullivanPT @EvoolvePainCare Thanks @BWhybrow. Really enjoyed our discussion. Effective reassurance is an active, learnable clinical skill. In CFT, it’s a core part of the intervention—targeting patient concerns, reducing threat and anxiety—and a key focus of training at @EvoolvePainCare

Right then, What were the Top 5 most downloaded podcast episodes of Clinical Communication from 2025? Let’s see…

Patients have specific expectations when seeing a physiotherapist. Prof. Peter O'Sullivan reflects on patient's expectations and 'buy in' during a CFT consultation.

Prof. @PeteOSullivanPT describes what patients want to be heard, and how longer appointment times are required to address the complexity of a patient's presentation. ❓Do you have more questions about CFT❓: evoolvepaincare.academy/faqs

Thanks for joining our community!! @EvoolvePainCare

Clinicians can feel they are competent in CFT after knowledge workshops or masterclasses and ask if mentoring is really needed. Dr @JPCaneiro 👨‍🦲 explains how workshops provide knowledge 🧠 about 'what to do', but mentoring ♾️ is required to become competent in 'how to do it'.

📊 Dr Rob Schutze discusses his recent paper exploring the psychosocial mediators of #CognitiveFunctionalTherapy in people with #lowbackpain. 📑 Open access summary and paper here: #section_1759230189480_368" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">evoolvepaincare.academy/cft-literature…

@GeorgeMcNamee @gsingh1902 @ChrisNewtonPT @PeteOSullivanPT 👏 Congratulations @GeorgeMcNamee and team — important work here highlighting that LBP trials often under-represent those people at highest risk; future studies must be more inclusive.

📢 Just published 📢 We are delighted to share our scoping review exploring who participates in RCTs evaluating physiotherapy interventions for persistent LBP. Open access for the first 50 downloads: tandfonline.com/eprint/H2IHP26… @gsingh1902 @ChrisNewtonPT @PeteOSullivanPT

Did you want to see live Cognitive Functional Therapy consultations for people living with pesistent low back and neck pain in London? Cognitive Functional Therapy: MASTERCLASS with Prof @PeteOSullivanPT. More info at James Davis Physio: jamesdavisphysio.co.uk/pos-2025/

👇 -EBP -Person-centred live demonstration of CFT -with real pts with high impact LBP -Live+ interactive clinical reasoning, reflective discussions -Take homes to implement in clinic Inclusive forum +ve atmosphere -Gr8 opportunities to build networks @PeteOSullivanPT

@CaseRuckman @PeteOSullivanPT @kjartanfersum @EvoolvePainCare @ChrisNewtonPT @gsingh1902 @jpcaneiro @AdamMeakins @brookphysio @MaryOKeeffe007 @PhysioMACP Have you already checked CFT online learning possibilities? evoolvepaincare.academy

Excited to be in London in October to run this Masterclass event. Real patients, real stories, real challenges - exploring how CFT can provide a pathway for people living with chronic pain to get back to living. jamesdavisphysio.co.uk/program-pos-20…

Co-director of @EvoolvePaincare Academy Prof. @PeteOSullivanPT explores the question: "If my back pain is severe, do I need strong drugs to manage it?" The information provided is general information only and is not medical advice.

@TDekkersPhysio Thanks for sharing. Check out @EvoolvePainCare Academy's courses in CFT. Invest in your clinical development, patient outcomes while supporting a non-for-profit social enterprise! 🤯 evoolvepaincare.academy/courses

5️⃣ Reasons why this may be the most influential Physiotherapy study of the decade. A 🧵....

A new study shows that a treatment called cognitive functional therapy (CFT), which blends physical therapy with a psychology-based approach, can give lasting relief to adults who have disabling low-back pain. wb.md/3UfjaDN

This should spark some light in the eyes of those researching chronic LBP

@MarkHancockPT @PeteOSullivanPT @CGMMaher @TheLancetRheum Free full text here for a limited time: authors.elsevier.com/c/1lYsP9UBHvvg… If you want training in CFT check us out: evoolvepaincare.academy

Our 3-year follow up of the RESTORE trial shows sustained effects of CFT for chronic low back pain. Paper out today in Lancet Rheumatology. Read here:thelancet.com/journals/lanrh… @PeteOSullivanPT @CGMMaher @TheLancetRheum