The effects of exercise therapy feedback on subjective treatment outcome and patient satisfaction: study protocol for a mono-centric, randomized, controlled trial in orthopedic rehabilitation (FeedYou).

Background: The disease burden of musculoskeletal disorders necessitates multidisciplinary and patient-centered models of care. Exercise therapy represents a first-line treatment strategy and a central component of medical rehabilitation. In order to realize the goals of long-term physical activity and participation as proposed by the ICF, exercise therapy can be supplemented by interventional techniques from the field of psychotherapy.