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

Publication date: Available online 18 March 2017
Source:Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies
Author(s): Ney Meziat-Filho, Maicom Lima, Jessica Fernandez, Felipe J.J. Reis
This case report presents the effect of Cognitive Functional Therapy (CFT) in a patient with chronic non-specific neck pain. The patient believed that pain signified tissue damage, and demonstrated pain catastrophizing, hypervigilance, stress sensitivity, and movement impairment of the neck, during extension and rotation. The CFT intervention integrated a cognitive approach with manual therapy and active exercises to encourage the patient to trust her neck again. One month after the first appointment, the patient had recovered confidence, and the pain and disability had disappeared almost entirely.



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