Senior authors' reply to the comment by Rivano-Fischer and Stalnacke

We thank Rivano Fischer and Stålnacke (RF & S) for their comments on our article entitled "The value of interdisciplinary treatment for sickness absence in chronic pain: a nationwide register-based cohort study" (Fischer & Stålnacke, 2021; LoMartire et al., 2021). Most of their criticism was addressed in our article. Based upon SQRP data, both our study and the study by Rivano Fischer et al 2019 report that IDT is associated with within-group decreases in sick leave.