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This study examined beliefs, attitudes, and conceptual understanding of LBP among practicing physiotherapists (PTs) in Austria and compared them with first\u2010semester healthcare students.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This cross\u2010sectional online survey was conducted between May and November 2025. Beliefs about LBP were assessed using the Back Beliefs Questionnaire (BBQ; range 14\u201370, higher scores indicate more positive beliefs) and the Health Care Providers' Pain and Impairment Relationship Scale (HC\u2010PAIRS; range 15\u2013105, higher scores indicate stronger pain\u2013disability beliefs). Participants included practicing Austrian PTs and first\u2010semester students enrolled in healthcare\u2010related programs at two universities.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      In total, 517 participants completed the survey (391 PTs, 99 students; 27 others excluded). PTs demonstrated significantly more positive beliefs than students, with higher BBQ scores (34.5\u00a0\u00b1\u00a05.9 vs. 28.7\u00a0\u00b1\u00a05.4;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001) and lower HC\u2010PAIRS scores (54.9\u00a0\u00b1\u00a012.9 vs. 65.5\u00a0\u00b1\u00a010.8;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001). These differences remained significant after adjustment for age, education, and professional experience. Despite this, both groups predominantly held negative, pain\u2010implies\u2010disability\u2013oriented beliefs about LBP. Notably, greater professional experience among PTs was associated with more negative, disability\u2010oriented and biomedical pain beliefs.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Although PTs held more positive beliefs about LBP than students, increasing professional experience was paradoxically linked to more negative pain\u2013disability beliefs. These findings underscore the need for improved, longitudinal educational strategies that reinforce contemporary, evidence\u2010based perspectives on LBP throughout clinical careers.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Trial Registration<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      We registered our study at\n                      <jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xlink:href=\"https:\/\/osf.io\/kr7ag\">https:\/\/osf.io\/kr7ag<\/jats:ext-link>\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/msc.70195","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,8]],"date-time":"2026-03-08T18:17:17Z","timestamp":1772993837000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Why We Still Get Back Pain Wrong: Beliefs and Attitudes Towards Low Back Pain Among Austrian 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