Graded motor imagery for managing low back pain, JOSPT Cases (part 2)

In part 2 of this JOSPT Insights x JOSPT Cases collaboration, clinicians Dr Cody Mansfield and Dr Laura Cutler, with Dr Jake Bleacher continue discussing how they used graded motor imagery to help a patient with low back pain.

Treatment sessions 3 and 4 include breakthroughs, progressions, graded movement exposure, and mindfulness training.

We discuss who finds pain neuroscience most helpful, and Dr Chris Hughes explains why this case was a perfect match for JOSPT Cases.

RESOURCES

Check out the case report article that is the main subject of today's discussion plus its supplemental material: https://www.jospt.org/doi/full/10.2519/josptcases.2021.9875

Understanding pain in less than 5 minutes, and what to do about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_3phB93rvI

Back pain: separating fact and fiction with Dr Peter O'Sullivan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlSQLUE4brQ

The Recognise App from the NOI group: https://www.noigroup.com/product/recogniseapp/

Find the Why I Hurt Flashcards and heaps of helpful information about pain neuroscience education here: https://whyyouhurt.com/WYH-why.html

Find out more about Headspace, and download the app for free: https://www.headspace.com/

Find "Sticks and Stones: The Impact of Language in Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation" here: https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2018.0610

The NOI Group's website has plenty of courses and resources for clinicians on managing pain: https://www.noigroup.com/

Don't forget, JOSPT has a terrific series called Pain Science in Practice, which is all about helping you understand and link basic pain science to the clinic and quality musculoskeletal rehabilitation care. Find part 1 in the series (6 editorials, and more on the way!) here: https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2022.10995

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