Gordon Waddell, back pain, the subversion of the biopsychosocial model, and the UK government's development of a victim-blaming approach to disability.
Gordon Waddell, back pain, the subversion of the biopsychosocial model, and the UK government's development of a victim-blaming approach to disability.
Couldn't agree more, as it has resulted in much gaslighting of those of us with diagnosed chronic secondary low back pain issues. We are referred to as a "minority" within the demographic of chronic LBP, yet ALL treatments seem overly focused on the psycho-social aspects now, which will only help the majority of people who have chronic primary low back pain imho [i.e. no "tissue damage" etc].
This view of back pain has permeated right through the fields of psychology and physiotherapy in relation to any chronic pain, not just back pain. Well-known proponents, Moseley and O’Sullivan have commercialised the flawed principles despite neither being able to show their approach is any better than having empathetic support and merely remaining active.
The result is that patients are being gaslit, basically told they’ve created the pain themselves via their unhelpful mindset, and refused pain relieving medication.
Excellent. A must read.
Thanks for cross posting James. An excellent article right in my wheelhouse.
Thanks!
Couldn't agree more, as it has resulted in much gaslighting of those of us with diagnosed chronic secondary low back pain issues. We are referred to as a "minority" within the demographic of chronic LBP, yet ALL treatments seem overly focused on the psycho-social aspects now, which will only help the majority of people who have chronic primary low back pain imho [i.e. no "tissue damage" etc].
This view of back pain has permeated right through the fields of psychology and physiotherapy in relation to any chronic pain, not just back pain. Well-known proponents, Moseley and O’Sullivan have commercialised the flawed principles despite neither being able to show their approach is any better than having empathetic support and merely remaining active.
The result is that patients are being gaslit, basically told they’ve created the pain themselves via their unhelpful mindset, and refused pain relieving medication.
I don’t have low back pain, luckily, because I do have allodynia so if someone tried that test on me they would think its ‘faking’.