Pain Neuroscience Education and Exercise for Neck Pain: A Focus Group Study on Adolescents' Views

Purpose: To explore the views of adolescents with chronic idiopathic neck pain toward an intervention consisting of pain neuroscience education and exercise administered in the school setting. Methods: Four focus group interviews were conducted with 21 adolescents with chronic idiopathic neck pain who participated in a 4-week intervention consisting of pain neuroscience education and exercise. The interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using content analysis. Results: Two main themes emerged: the perceived relevance of acquired knowledge and the perceived adequacy of the intervention. Conclusion: An intervention consisting of pain neuroscience education and exercise administered in the school setting is well accepted and considered relevant and appropriate by adolescents with chronic idiopathic neck pain.