A sense of increased living space after participating in multimodal rehabilitation.

Purpose: The aim was to explore and describe experiences of change related to multimodal rehabilitation (MMR) in participants suffering from persistent musculoskeletal-related pain, in order to increase knowledge about the impact of the rehabilitation.

Methods: Participants in MMR from an outpatient rehabilitation unit in primary care in Sweden were recruited for interviews about any kind of change they experienced that they thought were related to their participation in the MMR. Systematic text condensation according to Malterud was used to analyze the data.