Tag: Communication

The Enduring Impact of What Clinicians Say to People With Low Back Pain

Authors: Ben Darlow, Anthony Dowell, G. David Baxter, Fiona Mathieson, Meredith Perry, Sarah Dean  AIM This study explored how people with low back pain develop their beliefs about their back, where those beliefs come from, and how they influence subsequent behaviour. The researchers were particularly interested in the relationship between patients’ beliefs and messages received... Continue Reading →

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What a dental appointment taught me about physiotherapy

Dentist in protective gear examining patient's open mouth with dental instruments.

I went to the dentist today, and unexpectedly, it taught me a lot about physiotherapy. Not because anything catastrophic happened, the appointment was clinically probably fine. The dentist seemed competent, polite enough, and technically skilled, but I left the clinic feeling unsettled, tense, and strangely small and as I reflected on that experience afterwards, I... Continue Reading →

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