Background: In physiotherapy practice, poor patient adherence to treatment has been cited as a principal reason for failure to recover from injury (Bassett 2003). Lack of motivation has been suggested as a contributing ...

Background: Physiotherapy and exercise are main components in the non-pharmacological management of AS (Zochling et al 2006). A minority of the Irish AS population participate in regular exercise (Fitzpatrick et al 2006). ...