By Malina Kelly and Alison Wroth, Physiotherapists, Guildford
Pain is an integral part of human experience and serves the purpose of a vital protective function. Persistent pain may be thought of as overprotection – pain can be experienced in the body, with no real threat of damage or disease.
Health professionals sit with patients daily, listening to their experience of persistent pain. Many patients have faced difficulty accessing sustainable and effective management for persistent pain, while some have unhelpful beliefs about the generators of their pain and feel helpless in their own management.
Modern pain neuroscience...
Pain is an integral part of human experience and serves the purpose of a vital protective function. Persistent pain may be thought of as overprotection – pain can be experienced in the body, with no real threat of damage or disease.
Health professionals sit with patients daily, listening to their experience of persistent pain. Many patients have faced difficulty accessing sustainable and effective management for persistent pain, while some have unhelpful beliefs about the generators of their pain and feel helpless in their own management.
Modern pain neuroscience...
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