The WalkBack (walking and education) program for prevention of low back pain is acceptable to physiotherapists but relies on training, flexibility and system-level enablers to optimise implementation: a qualitative study

Journal of Physiotherapy · Published 2026-06-29 · DOI 10.1016/j.jphys.2026.06.007

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Seong Kyeong Yeom, Georgia Fisher, Mark R Hancock, Deborah Wareham, Andrew Gratchev, Jorden Pavlovski, Natasha C Pocovi

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2026

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Yeom, S., Fisher, G., Hancock, M., et al. (2026). The WalkBack (walking and education) program for prevention of low back pain is acceptable to physiotherapists but relies on training, flexibility and system-level enablers to optimise implementation: a qualitative study. Journal of Physiotherapy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphys.2026.06.007

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