Spined – Extended Access

The Spined Extended Access is suitable if you:

• Have persistent back and/ or leg pain after spinal surgery
• Have persistent back and/ or leg pain associated with a spinal condition
• Want guidance on movement, pain, sleep and flare-ups

What happens after 3 months?

Access ends automatically after three months.

You will have access to the entire Spined program which includes:

The program includes over 90 minutes of educational material, supported by videos, exercises and practical strategies

Understanding Pain

• Why pain can persist after surgery
• Why pain persists when you have degenerative, facet joint or disc problems
• How sensitisation develops
• How to use medication

Training your body and brain

• Gentle, progressive exercise (with videos by an accredited Australian physiotherapist)
• Motor imagery to train the brain
• Skin desensitisation

Pain strategies

• Flare-up management
• Sleep strategies
• Goal-setting and pacing
• Relaxation strategies (Progressive Muscular Relaxation)
• Strategies to return to activities
• Optional self-assessment tools to track changes in pain and function over time
• Develop personalised plans for exercise, relaxation, flare-ups and activities

What to expect 

Short access provides one week access to the full Spined program so you can explore how the rehabilitation approach works in practice.

It is not intended that you will complete the program or achieve results in a week.

You can use it to explore the structure and feel of Spined before deciding how long to continue.

What Spined is

Spined is an educational, self-management rehabilitation program designed to help people understand and manage persistent back pain.

What Spined is not

Spined does not provide a medical diagnosis, individual treatment plans or replace care from your GP, surgeon or other healthcare professionals.

Kneed was developed by a specialist rehabilitation medicine physician and is based on contemporary pain science research.