Cognitive Functional Therapy Research and Evidence

Musculoskeletal Science and PracticeApr 2025Medium journal impact

Does motion sensor biofeedback augment change in movement? A longitudinal study of lifting spinal kinematics in people with chronic low back pain undergoing Cognitive Functional Therapy with and without biofeedback.

Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical TherapyMar 2024High journal impact

How Movement Is Assessed Matters. Changes in Forward Bending During Cognitive Functional Therapy Treatment for People With Chronic Low Back Pain.

Journal of Bodywork and Movement TherapiesApr 2024Medium journal impact

Empowering patients with persistent pain: The potential of cognitive functional therapy in interdisciplinary care: A single-case experimental design.

Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical TherapyMay 2023High journal impact

Effectiveness of Cognitive Functional Therapy for Reducing Pain and Disability in Chronic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal RehabilitationMay 2025Medium journal impact

Cognitive functional therapy for lower back pain: A meta-analytical assessment of pain and disability outcomes in randomized controlled trials.

Physiotherapy JournalJun 2024Low journal impact

Cognitive Functional Therapy compared with usual physiotherapy care in people with persistent low back pain: a mixed methods feasibility randomised controlled trial in the United Kingdom National Health Service.

Musculoskeletal CareMar 2019Medium journal impact

The perspectives of physiotherapists on managing nonspecific low back pain following a training programme in cognitive functional therapy: A qualitative study.

Disability and RehabilitationDec 2025Medium journal impact

Physiotherapists' delivery of cognitive functional therapy in clinical practice: perceived facilitators and barriers from a socioecological perspective.

Physiotherapy Theory and PracticeApr 2024Medium journal impact

Becoming confidently competent: a qualitative investigation of training in cognitive functional therapy for persistent low back pain.

Journal of PhysiotherapyJul 2023Medium journal impact

Critically appraised paper: Cognitive functional therapy produces sustained improvements in chronic, disabling low back pain [commentary].

Disability and RehabilitationJun 2025Medium journal impact

"Every patient teaches you something new": experiences of physiotherapists delivering cognitive functional therapy for chronic, disabling low back pain in a randomised controlled trial.

Journal of PhysiotherapyJul 2023Medium journal impact

Critically appraised paper: Cognitive functional therapy produces sustained improvements in chronic, disabling low back pain.

Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Journal06/12/2024High journal impact

Cognitive Functional Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Disability and RehabilitationJun 2024Medium journal impact

Process of change for people with knee osteoarthritis undergoing cognitive functional therapy: a replicated single-case experimental design study.

Journal of PhysiotherapyApr 2021Medium journal impact

Critically appraised paper: Cognitive functional therapy reduced disability compared with group-based exercise and education for chronic low back pain [synopsis].

Clinical RehabilitationDec 2020Medium journal impact

Scapular exercise combined with cognitive functional therapy is more effective at reducing chronic neck pain and kinesiophobia than scapular exercise alone: a randomized controlled trial.

British Journal of Sports Medicine18/06/2025High journal impact

Efficacy of cognitive functional therapy for pain intensity and disability in patients with non-specific chronic low back pain: a randomised sham-controlled trial.

Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Journal2024High journal impact

Effectiveness of Cognitive Functional Therapy Versus Core Exercises and Manual Therapy in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain After Spinal Surgery: Randomized Controlled Trial.

Journal of Bodywork and Movement TherapiesOct 2024Medium journal impact

The effect of cognitive functional therapy on the plantar pressure distribution symmetry in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain: A randomized controlled trial.

Journal of Bodywork and Movement TherapiesOct 2024Medium journal impact

The effectiveness of cognitive functional therapy on patients with chronic neck pain: A systematic literature review.

Journal of PhysiotherapyOct 2024Medium journal impact

Patients with worse disability respond best to cognitive functional therapy for chronic low back pain: a pre-planned secondary analysis of a randomised trial.

Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Journal02/06/2025High journal impact

On "Effectiveness of Cognitive Functional Therapy Versus Core Exercises and Manual Therapy in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain After Spinal Surgery: Randomized Controlled Trial." Avila L, da Silva M, Neves M, et al. Phys Ther. 2024;104:pzad105. https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/pzad105.

Clinical RehabilitationMar 2021Medium journal impact

Letter to the editor concerning the article: Scapular exercise combined with cognitive functional therapy is more effective at reducing chronic neck pain and kinesiophobia than scapular exercise alone: A randomized controlled trial.

Journal of Bodywork and Movement TherapiesApr 2021Medium journal impact

Cognitive functional therapy (CFT) compared with core training exercise (CTE) in patients with failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS): A study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Journal of PhysiotherapyJul 2018Medium journal impact

Trial Protocol: Cognitive functional therapy compared with combined manual therapy and motor control exercise for people with non-specific chronic low back pain: protocol for a randomised, controlled trial.

Frontiers in Physiology2026High journal impact

Phase angle identifies a muscle quality phenotype associated with physical performance in U.S. marines.

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders29/08/2023Medium journal impact

Comparison of cognitive functional therapy and movement system impairment treatment in chronic low back pain patients: a randomized controlled trial.

Journal of Bodywork and Movement TherapiesJun 2025Medium journal impact

Impact of exercise therapy with/without cognitive functional therapy on pain, Function, and biopsychosocial factors in chronic nonspecific low back pain.

Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation JournalSep 2021High journal impact

A Cognitive Functional Therapy+ Pathway Versus an Interdisciplinary Pain Management Pathway for Patients With Severe Chronic Low Back Pain (CONFeTTI Trial): Protocol for a Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial.

British Journal of Sports MedicineJul 2020High journal impact

Cognitive functional therapy compared with a group-based exercise and education intervention for chronic low back pain: a multicentre randomised controlled trial (RCT).

Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies2018Medium journal impact

Cognitive Functional Therapy (CFT) for chronic non-specific neck pain.

PLoS One2025High journal impact

Cognitive functional therapy versus therapeutic exercises for the treatment of individuals with chronic shoulder pain: A protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Journal08/01/2025High journal impact

On "Effectiveness of Cognitive Functional Therapy Versus Core Exercises and Manual Therapy in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain After Spinal Surgery: Randomized Controlled Trial." Avila L, da Silva M, Neves M, et al. Phys Ther. 2024;104:pzad105. https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/pzad105.

Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Journal04/01/2021High journal impact

Evaluation of Absenteeism, Pain, and Disability in Nurses With Persistent Low Back Pain Following Cognitive Functional Therapy: A Case Series Pilot Study With 3-Year Follow-Up.

Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical TherapyNov 2024High journal impact

Improvements in Forward Bending Are Related to Improvements in Pain and Disability During Cognitive Functional Therapy for People With Chronic Low Back Pain.

Disability and RehabilitationJul 2022Medium journal impact

Patients' conceptions of undergoing physiotherapy for persistent low back pain delivered in Finnish primary healthcare by physiotherapists who had participated in brief training in cognitive functional therapy.

Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical TherapyApr 2025High journal impact

Relationships Between Changes in Forward Bending, Pain Catastrophizing, and Pain Self-Efficacy During Cognitive Functional Therapy for People With Chronic Low Back Pain.

Disability and RehabilitationAug 2025Medium journal impact

Comparison of cognitive functional therapy and neurofeedback training on kinetic gait in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain: a randomised controlled trial.

Journal of PhysiotherapyApr 2021Medium journal impact

Critically appraised paper: Cognitive functional therapy reduced disability compared with group-based exercise and education for chronic low back pain [commentary].

Lancet03/06/2023High journal impact

Cognitive functional therapy with or without movement sensor biofeedback versus usual care for chronic, disabling low back pain (RESTORE): a randomised, controlled, three-arm, parallel group, phase 3, clinical trial.

Physiotherapy Theory and PracticeFeb 2022Medium journal impact

An adventurous learning journey. Physiotherapists' conceptions of learning and integrating cognitive functional therapy into clinical practice.

Physiotherapy Theory and Practice14/07/2026Medium journal impact

Frontiers in Physiology23/07/2026High journal impact

Efficacy of stability exercise-based treatment strategies for non-specific neck pain: a network meta-analysis.

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