Feasibility and Acceptability of Group Pain Reprocessing Therapy for Veterans With Chronic Neck/Back Pain

Inclusion Criteria:

• At least 6 months of back pain with last week average back pain at least 4/10

• Able to attend at least 7/8 telehealth group sessions

• Access to safe living space, quite room, reliable internet, and electronic devicethat can be used to attend telehealth therapy sessions.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Leg pain that is worse than back pain

• Suicide attempt, SI, HI, or inpatient psychiatric hospitalization in the past 5years

• Not receiving/has not received disability or workers compensation related to backpain in the past 2 years.

• Is not currently involved in litigation regarding chronic back pain.

• Current misuse or overuse of alcohol or drugs

• Major surgery or other major medical events in the next 6 months

• Known vertebral/spinal fracture or tumor.

• Back surgery within last 2 years

• Difficulty controlling bowel movements

• Current or recent diagnosis of cancer

• Current or recent diagnosis of severe cardiovascular disease

• Unexplained or unintended greater than 20 pound weight loss in the past year

• Diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis, polymyalgia rheumatica, scleroderma, Lupus,polymyositis, or other specific inflammatory disorders