Letter to the Editor concerning "Predicting a beneficial response to motor control training in patients with low back pain: a longitudinal cohort study" by Hides JA, et al. (Eur Spine J. 2019; doi.org/10.1007/s00586-019-06045-7)

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We read with interest the recent paper titled “Predicting a beneficial response to motor control training in patients with low back pain: a longitudinal cohort study.” This study had the commendable aim of identifying patient characteristics that could predict who is likely to benefit most from a physiotherapy intervention, in this context, motor control training (MCT). The study design used data from a large cohort of people, who all received motor control training, to identify which characteristics measured at the first clinical consultation were associated with outcomes (improved or not improved), and to create a predictive model based on those characteristics. The study identified four characteristics and concluded that “… variables which were predictive of a positive response to MCT could be identified at the first treatment session.” …