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Session 7 rodrigues practical tools
This document provides practical tools and tips for family physicians to take a biopsychosocial approach to chronic pain patients. It emphasizes validating the patient's pain experience, focusing on function over passive treatments, and supporting return to work. Tools discussed include explaining pain neurophysiology to change beliefs about harm, prescribing movement, and addressing yellow flags like fear and avoidance. The goal is to shape patient expectations and reduce disability by promoting active coping strategies over resting or relying solely on medication.
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- 1. S Practical Tools &Tips from an Interdisciplinary Pain Team for Use in the Busy Family Physician‟s Office Dr. Matt Graham, R. Psych Jimena Malzahn, B.Sc.(PT) Cara Rodrigues, B.Sc., B.Sc.(OT) OrionHealth Rehabilitation & Assessment Centres
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- 3. objectives S our Lens:how we see the chronic pain patient (biopsychosocial) S our Approach: literature understandable language S some Tools: translated for the sole practitioner
- 4. key messages forour patients S validate the pain experience S acutechronic S pain neurophysiology S active vs passive coping S treatment vs management S talk „nervous system sensitivity‟ language S function focus S ADLs/IADLs and the value of WORK S “it hurts but it‟s not harm”
- 5. what does theliterature say regarding approach “An approach that would include a focus on fear and avoidance beliefs, catastrophizing, and depression could greatly improve patient functioning and enhance the secondary prevention of chronic disability, including sick leave.” (p 165) (Boersma & Linton, 2006)
- 6. biopsychosocial Reference: Main, C.J.,de C Williams, A.C. (2002) ABC of psychological medicine: Musculoskeletal pain. British Medical Journal, 325, 534- 537.
- 7. yellow flags—early signsof Pain Disability Early warnings of pain disability S Belief that back pain is harmful or potentially severely disabling S Fear and avoidance of activity or movement S Tendency to low mood and withdrawal from social interaction S Expectation of passive treatment(s) rather than a belief that active participation will help Reference: Guide to Assessing Psychosocial Yellow Flags in Acute Low Back Pain: Risk Factors for Long-Term Disability and Work Loss, 1997
- 8. yellow flags updated:(Nicholas, Linton, Watson, & Main, 2011) Beliefs, appraisals, and judgments Unhelpful beliefs about pain; indication of injury as uncontrollable or likely to worsen Expectations of poor treatment outcome, delayed return to work Emotional Responses Distress not meeting criteria for diagnosis of mental disorder Worries, fears, anxieties Pain Behaviour Avoidance of activities due to expectations of pain and possible re- injury Over reliance on passive treatments (hot packs, cold packs, analgesics)
- 9. Key tool today: startswith how we talk about pain S video—Understanding Pain: what to do about it in less than 5 minutes (http://youtu.be/4b8oB757DKc) S Lorimer Mosely: pain as an OUTPUT acute chronic generally accepted as pain due to damage in body tissue generally accepted as pain that persists longer than expected healing time pain is still an output less about tissue and more about maladaptive output from the brain
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- 11. what pain scalesdon‟t show us
- 12. tools: • pain neurophysiology hurtvs harm (language) • prescription for movement • mindfulness /breathing practice • cognitive awareness tool • activity log/journal • work as a determinant of health
- 13. why work? S Thelonger a person is off work, the less likely they are to return (Crook and Modolfsky, 1994) S Early return to work contributes to decrease in overall work disability (Lydell et al., 2009, Loisel et al. 1994)
- 14. how we shaperecovery? S May inadvertently promote fear avoidance in our language and actions (Linton et al., 2002) S Taking people off work when they can do their job, modified or alternate duties can contribute to fear avoidance S Need a culture where we talk about sustaining or returning to work as a given step in recovery
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- 18. take home messages Shold an interdisciplinary mindset S see pain from a nervous system sensitivity perspective vs tissue damage S watch out for reinforcement of fear and avoidance S active vs passive S support for movement & work
- 19. S why are wehopeful our work why we love it
- 20. resources Butler, D, &Mosely, G.L., Explain Pain. Pearson, N., Understand Pain Live Well Again. NOI group website: www.noigroup.com; great resources/anecdotes Pain BC website: www.painbc.ca; Pain Toolbox download
- 21. Dr. Matt Graham,R. Psych Jimena Malzahn, B.Sc.(PT) Cara Rodrigues, B.Sc., B.Sc.(OT) OrionHealth Rehabilitation & Assessment Centres Thank you
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