This work will reflect the clinical practice and experience of the current author. The work is structured around this and a further three sections: empirical research into pain related disability and pain self efficacy; professional practice describing my role on the Active Back Programme and a critical review of the literature on Goal Attainment Scaling. I am a chartered health psychologist working in a specialist National Health Service orthopaedic hospital. This work will draw on my experience over the past seven years. My duties include delivering individual and group cognitive behavioural therapy sessions, service evaluation and development. I provide clinical leadership and expertise within chronic pain rehabilitation for two in-pa...
Chronic pain conditions can be extremely challenging to deal with in the workplace. The implications...
Background: Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a highly prevalent condition that has substantial impact...
Sixteen percent of the population in Europe suffers from chronic pain. The largest share of chronic ...
The aim of the research was to develop, implement and evaluate an intervention designed specifically...
Background: Chronic musculoskeletal pain is a common problem that is difficult to treat. Self-manage...
Background: Chronic pain is a leading cause of disability, often requiring multidisciplinary managem...
Background Chronic musculoskeletal pain is a common problem that is difficult to treat. Self-manage...
ObjectivesThe aim of this review was to identify, appraise and synthesise the outcome measures used ...
In the United Kingdom, chronic pain affects approximately 28 million adults, creating significant he...
The drive for a more person-centred approach in the broader field of clinical medicine is also gaini...
Background: To evaluate a service reconfiguration of pain rehabilitation programmes for chronic back...
Objective: To devise and test a self-management course for chronic pain patients based on evidence a...
Chronic pain is currently under-diagnosed and under-treated, partly because doctors' training in pai...
[Extract] Chronic pain is suffered by a significant number of people from all age groups. Most of th...
Empirical thesis.Bibliography: pages 88-95.Chapter One. Introduction -- Chapter Two. Methods -- Chap...
Chronic pain conditions can be extremely challenging to deal with in the workplace. The implications...
Background: Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a highly prevalent condition that has substantial impact...
Sixteen percent of the population in Europe suffers from chronic pain. The largest share of chronic ...
The aim of the research was to develop, implement and evaluate an intervention designed specifically...
Background: Chronic musculoskeletal pain is a common problem that is difficult to treat. Self-manage...
Background: Chronic pain is a leading cause of disability, often requiring multidisciplinary managem...
Background Chronic musculoskeletal pain is a common problem that is difficult to treat. Self-manage...
ObjectivesThe aim of this review was to identify, appraise and synthesise the outcome measures used ...
In the United Kingdom, chronic pain affects approximately 28 million adults, creating significant he...
The drive for a more person-centred approach in the broader field of clinical medicine is also gaini...
Background: To evaluate a service reconfiguration of pain rehabilitation programmes for chronic back...
Objective: To devise and test a self-management course for chronic pain patients based on evidence a...
Chronic pain is currently under-diagnosed and under-treated, partly because doctors' training in pai...
[Extract] Chronic pain is suffered by a significant number of people from all age groups. Most of th...
Empirical thesis.Bibliography: pages 88-95.Chapter One. Introduction -- Chapter Two. Methods -- Chap...
Chronic pain conditions can be extremely challenging to deal with in the workplace. The implications...
Background: Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a highly prevalent condition that has substantial impact...
Sixteen percent of the population in Europe suffers from chronic pain. The largest share of chronic ...