Lower Back Pain: Hurt Doesn't Mean Harm
Lower Back Pain: Hurt Doesn't Mean Harm
Exercise -- Despite Pain -- Means Faster Return to Work
Based on the van Mechelen team's study, the answer appears to be "yes." Their program changes how disabled workers see -- and cope with -- their lower back pain.
This approach doesn't mean physical therapists and doctors don't care about how much their patients hurt. Prather says it's still important for doctors to try to find -- and treat -- the root cause of patients' pain.
"I wouldn't jump to the big conclusion that we are telling everybody we don't care about their pain. That is not part of treating humans." Prather says. "Everybody interprets pain differently. And everybody is required to do a different job. So if the focus is on function, the end point is going to be different for everybody."
Lower Back Pain: Hurt Doesn't Mean Harm
Exercise -- Despite Pain -- Means Faster Return to Work
Hurt Doesn't Mean Harm continued...
Based on the van Mechelen team's study, the answer appears to be "yes." Their program changes how disabled workers see -- and cope with -- their lower back pain.
This approach doesn't mean physical therapists and doctors don't care about how much their patients hurt. Prather says it's still important for doctors to try to find -- and treat -- the root cause of patients' pain.
"I wouldn't jump to the big conclusion that we are telling everybody we don't care about their pain. That is not part of treating humans." Prather says. "Everybody interprets pain differently. And everybody is required to do a different job. So if the focus is on function, the end point is going to be different for everybody."
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