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Participants completed psychosocial questionnaires before starting EBPT for CLBP. Lumbar extensor muscle performance was assessed using an isokinetic dynamometer, which recorded absolute and age and sex adjusted torque. Differences in muscle performance (absolute and adjusted) were calculated and regressed against psychosocial factors and clinical outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Absolute and adjusted torque increased with treatment (33.33% and 82.84%\u2009respectively, p&lt;0.01). On average, pain, disability and patient goal achievement improved with treatment (p&lt;0.10). Improvements in muscle performance were associated with lower fear avoidance (\u00df=\u22120.29\u2009to \u22120.31, p&lt;0.04), whereas higher absolute baseline and final torque correlated positively with pain self-efficacy (\u00df=0.20, p=0.04; \u00df=0.27, p=0.02). 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