In this episode Andrew & Maxi continue chatting with physiotherapists Janet Holly and Alex Chisholm.
In this second episode we cover:
- The importance of the therapeutic alliance when treating patients with persistent pain
- The key shifts that therapists need to make in treating patients with pain
- How therapists need to relook at goal setting with patients
- How to treat patients who are looking for passive treatment
- A useful analogy to use with patients who are accustomed to tissue based treatments
- Why emotional pain is something therapists will confront when exploring goal setting
- How to get patients to move past their diagnosis
- Why joy is an important emotion to foster in the patient relationship
- Why listening is treatment
- Why it’s important to screen for depression in patients and what to do for patients with suicidal thoughts
- Why it’s important to have a plan in place for patients with mental health challenges