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Patients with nonspecific chronic low back pain are typically prescribed a
regimen of regular physical exercises to improve pain and function, increase
workability, and prevent pain recurrence. However,
adherence to home exercise
programs is often partial at best. Patients often fail to translate their
intention to exercise (motivation) into action (implementation). Volition is the
mental activity by which intentions are implemented. In this review, we argue
that volition may be crucial to the successful rehabilitation of patients with
low back pain. Obstacles to the implementation of intentions are described, as
well as factors that promote implementation, most notably the conscious formation
of implementation intentions.
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