Patients who have persistent pain often want to know: Why has my pain lasted this long (is something wrong?)? and will it ever get better or go away? In Part 1 of this series (“How to Talk to Patients in Pain”), I tried to provide some ways to answer the common question from patients in…
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Physical Therapy Using A “Pain-Science” Informed Approach: Part 2: A “Mechanisms-Based Approach” to Pain Management
“Why Am I in Pain? And What Can I (and You) Do About It?” This question is one that I think the profession of physical therapy is uniquely positioned to help people understand! For individuals with musculoskeletal, nerve injury, or pain related to hypersensitivity of the nervous system, physical therapy may be one of the…