From patient to partner — collaboration boosts long-term back pain self-management
Lauren Finestone
Self-management is now seen as a collaboration between the person living with the pain and their health professionals. But it’s useful to understand what it is about that patient–professional partnership that can support self-management.People living with ongoing and recurring back often spend years seeking help, and sometimes get stuck in a cycle of visiting different specialists. This means self-management to control the pain and function well can be a lifelong task. Self-management is now seen as a collaboration between the person living with the pain and their health professionals. But it’s useful to understand what it is about that patient–professional pa...
Published 03 April, 2023