Switch from “Find it, Fix It” to “Empowerment”
“People living with chronic pain can change their pain experience by understanding the pain, reconceptualizing its meaning, and developing skills to self-manage it.”
“While most helpful for acute pain, pain management that relies entirely on passive strategies is not always helpful in the long term for people living with chronic pain– providing limited results and increasing “the likelihood of having high levels of pain-related disability and more pain-related health care visits.”It can also ”…harm patients by exacerbating fears and anxiety about being physically active when in pain, which can prolong recovery, increase costs, and increase the risk of exposure to invasive and costly interventions such as injections or surgery.”
“Active self-management helps build resilience and increase function while activating the body’s parasympathetic nervous system to break the chronic pain cycle. The person in pain becomes empowered with what they need to be independent, manage stress, and work through their problems – creating a sense of control over life and the pain.”
https://www.medcentral.com/behavioral-mental/cbt/how-to-move-patients-from-passive-management-to-active-self-management
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How to Move Patients from Passive Management to Active Self-Management
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