title: Individually tailored treatment targeting motor behavior, cognition, and disability: 2 experimental single-case studies of patients with recurrent and persistent musculoskeletal pain in primary health care.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This article introduces an individually tailored intervention targeting motor behavior, cognition, and disability in patients managed by physical therapists in primary health care. Effects on self-rated disability, pain intensity, and pain control are described.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two women with recurrent or persistent disabling musculoskeletal pain were selected.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two experimental single-subject A(1)-B-C-A(2) studies with multiple baselines across situations were used. Principal outcome data were collected daily with patient-specific continuous measures for 3 weeks before intervention, continuously during intervention, and for 2 weeks during each of the 1-, 4-, 6-, and 12-month follow-up examinations.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Disability and pain intensity decreased, and pain control increased in both subjects. The results were maintained at the follow-up examinations.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Positive outcomes of the intervention were reported from 2 subjects with recurrent and persistent disabling pain. Procedures for systematic tailoring of treatment to behavioral goals and individual patient characteristics are available as a result of the successful application. The results need to be replicated in future clinical controlled group studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences/Section of Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala Science Park, S-751 85 Uppsala, Sweden. pernilla.asenlof@pubcare.uu.se
authors.forename: Pernilla
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Asenlöf
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Denison
authors.forename: Per
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lindberg
mesh_terms: D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities / Q000592:standards*; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013548:Sweden; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome