This video is a public service. Everyone needs to watch it.

I take my hat off to you Prof O'sullivan.  we need more people like you in the NHS

"....because my GP said...."  :(

Im concerned that videos like this are sending out a message that people with chronic back pain somehow are not doing everything they should to alleviate it. What about the 5%.? How do we know if we are or are not one of the 5% if the NHS are insisting that scans don't work? Its super to see all these people on the road to recovery buy how did they do it?Ive seen numerous therapist who go on about a holistic approach all the while I am in agony.I have always been active and an avid gym goer. This pain is not imaginary!

I am asking all my colleagues and patients to watch this video!!

Western society has gone so far down the rabbit hole attempting to "Fix" spinal pain, how we need the light of reality/truth back on the table...well done to Prof POS and all those voices strong enough to start telling the real story

The music is so darn distracting in this video

As a PT student it is so frustrating being told 100 different things when it comes to back pain. I think most of us have realised by now that pain does not equal structural damage. But we need new guidelines for rehabilitation and how to locate the actual issue. Even if it isn't structural. Because right now we're not learning how to deal with this problem. Love the video btw.

I have watched your video with interest but having struggled with back pain since 1997 (initially after a fall through floorboards then in 2010 after a traffic accident ). It took me six months the first time & five months the second time to brave going back out into the world and then returning to work.  But back I went & I got on with my life, declining the surgery that I was told would be the ‘only’ thing that could help me. I dealt with the pain in a range of different ways, I went to stress management & relaxation counsellor, I went to an osteopath and a Chinese acupuncturist to aid my recovery (I’m a mother of four, worked full time, attended college part time so how could I just give up!) the pain has never left me.  It goes through times when it is excruciating and some times not as bad but I can honestly tell you that it has ‘never’ left me.
Part of my studies have be in psychology  & I have a diploma in counselling.  I have studied theories of pain for many years, the pain response, Somatosensory Cortex, Allodynia, Hyperalgesia etc, etc.  I wish there were an answer that fitted everyone but I feel I actually know, from my own experience that ‘there isn’t’!
I’m not sorry that I have carried on living my life and doing things I want to do.  I am a Grandmother to 9 who range in age from 25 to 4 years so, needless to say, my life has been a full one, just never without pain!

Great interview! Prof O'Sullivan really hits the current problems why a lot of people don't recover from there back problems. Not only from a patiënt perspective but also how we as practioners must be carefull what we fuel our patiënts!

Peter your work is amazing, if only doctors approached back pain as you do.

Love this Video. I come here time to time to watch it. For me its pure motivation

Subscribed. Referred to you by PT, who is currently treating me for my pain. The breathing exercises reduce the pain. Unbelievable. Thank you for your brilliance.  Hugs 🤗📿💕💖💕

connecting and knowing your body is the key

this is indeed a great video, every professional who treats low back pain or in fact any other painful conditions must watch this....

Fantastic video. We arranged a workshop with Kjartan Vibe Fersum three weeks ago for all of our therapists, both naprapaths, physical therapists and personal trainers. Great knowledge in our encounter with patients.

This is me - I’m so glad I found this video.

Nice music.

Greetings from Canada where I trained in PT. I realize that you have contributed to challenging many very traditional beliefs closely held by many, and I know there are a few others who seem to share some sense that change is necessary, but I have to be honest, I don't know how much hope can be realistically afforded PT in moving into the future. Nicholls, others use a vocabulary that is completely foreign to 99.9% and that is only related to his background in sociology. The psychological aspects are yet another domain that seems completely alien. Listening to Oliver Thompson et al, on Words Matter is both fascinating, but again, as if a completely different planet.

How do you keep going? Thanks for posting info.

Very powerful video that I use often to help clients address their beliefs.  Thanks peter!