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Back pain at work, part 2

Part 2: case management

Summary:

In the second of a series of articles on back pain and work, chartered physiotherapist David Rogers discusses the management of patients who are at risk of developing chronic back pain disability.

In the second part of this series on managing back pain at work using a biopsychosocial approach, the focus will be on identifying, treating and managing patients who are at risk of developing chronic back pain disability. As explained in the previous article1, the biopsychosocial approach to managing back pain, was born out of research by Professor Gordon Waddell and colleagues2 and allows us to understand a person’s experience of their back pain in the context of their life, culture, hopes and aspirations, past experience, thoughts, feelings and relationships.

David Rogers is a chartered physiotherapist with over 20 years’ experience of helping people with musculoskeletal pain to recover function, return to work and regain their quality of life. His work is focused on applying a biopsychosocial approach to recovery, using cognitive behavioural principles aimed at maximising recovery. He is the co-author of Back to life: how to unlock your pathway to recovery when back pain persists (Random House, 2016).

 

Links to other articles in this series:

Back pain at work, Part 1

 

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Occupational Health at Work April/May 2018 (vol. 14/6) pp27-30

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