Structure-Focused Education

How it works

Risks & contraindications

Comparisons

Evidence quality

Highlighted claims

• Structure-focused education emphasizes that structural changes are the primary cause of pain and should be targeted with treatment. — Perceptions of best practice, pain science and structure-focused education for rotator cuff-related shoulder pain: a content analysis of qualitative data from a randomised experiment
• Participants receiving SF education were substantially less likely to name exercise as a treatment option compared to those receiving best practice education. — Perceptions of best practice, pain science and structure-focused education for rotator cuff-related shoulder pain: a content analysis of qualitative data from a randomised experiment
• SF education led participants to endorse diagnostic imaging, injections, and surgery at substantially higher rates than best practice education. — Perceptions of best practice, pain science and structure-focused education for rotator cuff-related shoulder pain: a content analysis of qualitative data from a randomised experiment
• Structural framing nudges patients toward unnecessary and potentially harmful care pathways including imaging, injections, and surgery. — Perceptions of best practice, pain science and structure-focused education for rotator cuff-related shoulder pain: a content analysis of qualitative data from a randomised experiment
• The finding that structural framing increases perceived need for imaging, surgery, and injections is consistent with a prior qualitative study on shoulder pain education. — Perceptions of best practice, pain science and structure-focused education for rotator cuff-related shoulder pain: a content analysis of qualitative data from a randomised experiment
• Participants in the SF group most often expressed trust in the clinician's expertise, suggesting structural explanations lend perceived authority to the clinician. — Perceptions of best practice, pain science and structure-focused education for rotator cuff-related shoulder pain: a content analysis of qualitative data from a randomised experiment