Articles tagged under ‘Self management’

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• Hands-off — the future of physiotherapy is here

  The traditional model of passive treatments — where patients lie on tables while therapists do things to them — is giving way to something more empowering: helping patients take control of their own recovery.

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• From patient to pain detective — Kieran O'Sullivan's pattern-based approach

  Irish physiotherapist Kieran O'Sullivan shares practical tools to help patients identify their personal pain triggers and break the cycle of persistent back pain.

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• Webinar recording — Online Pain Education Network (OPEN): Meeting the challenges of providing training in high value pain management

  Professor Michael Nicholas from the University of Sydney outlines the key components of an initiative that's designed to equip healthcare providers with the confidence and skills needed to support injured workers with persistent pain.

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• Webinar recording — The future of recovery: Integrating AI to deliver evidence-based early intervention

  Libby Roberts explores how generative AI could revolutionise allied health by enabling scalable, evidence-based early intervention and recovery support.

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• The power of tiny habits — how small, consistent actions can support injured or ill workers on their RTW journey

  By harnessing the science of tiny habits, injured or ill workers can make their RTW journey more manageable, sustainable and successful.

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• Webinar recording: Transforming back pain management through a public health campaign — a comprehensive analysis

  This webinar explores the effectiveness of a public health intervention implemented in Victoria, Australia that aimed to change societal beliefs about back pain.

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• Evidence-based messages about self-management

  Messages that empower people to self-manage their injuries contribute to better RTW and recovery outcomes.

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• The power of words in health — changing the conversation about osteoarthritis (Part 1)

  How we talk about health profoundly impacts how we think and act when managing our well-being.

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• Holding the torch higher — the social realities of self-management

  Self-management is not just about individual efforts. It's shaped by social factors and the interactions between patients and healthcare professionals

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• ‘Even the lone ranger had Tonto’ — the unintended consequences of pain self-management

  Dr Karen Rodham, Senior Lecturer in Health Psychology at the University of Chichester, cautions against the ‘blame, shame and inflame game’ of self-management.

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• Self-management of ongoing pain — ideal but still elusive

  By combining psychology-based skills with traditional pain management approaches healthcare providers can offer their patients a more comprehensive approach to managing pain.

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• From pain to possibility — the role of resilience in long-term pain management

  Some science-backed, practical things you can do to help people you work with ‘bounce forward’ from their experience of living with persistent pain.

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• Webinar recording — Empowering the injured worker to take control of their management

  A specialist musculoskeletal physiotherapist talks about empowering injured workers to take an active role in managing their recovery.

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• ‘We started with bananas’ — self-managing the culture of a small business

  One of the rewarding things about having a self-managed company can be empowering workers to reach their full potential and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive. A small business owner shows how she did it.

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• Webinar recording — X-ray visions of doom: Why radiology results can hinder back pain self-management

  Dr Wyatt discusses the rise in spinal radiology over the last 30 years and the harms that come with it.

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• The vicious cycle of pain and anxiety — and how to tame the anxious wolf

  Practical evidence-based tips for dealing with pain-related anxiety, or helping someone else deal with it.

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• EAST-ern medicine — how behavioural science can help people self-manage their health and wellbeing

  A guide about what drives our behaviour can help people living with long-term conditions and those who support them get started (and stay) on a journey of self-management. It can also help prevent long-term conditions from developing in the first place.

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• Threading the needle (Part 2) — tips for managing RTW for injured or ill workers

  Safework Australia has a guide helps supervisors in small and medium businesses tread the tricky path of managing RTW for ill or injured workers.

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• Threading the needle (Part 1) — tips for managing RTW for injured or ill workers

  Safework Australia's new guide helps supervisors in small and medium businesses tread the tricky path of managing RTW for ill or injured workers.

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• Managing musculoskeletal conditions at work (Part 2) — 6 steps to a job change

  For some people with back pain or other musculoskeletal conditions, self-management may mean finding a different job. An occupational rehabilitation consultant sets out 6 steps to successfully navigate a change in a career path.

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• Managing musculoskeletal conditions at work (Part 1) — breaking the boom and bust cycle

  A musculoskeletal physiotherapist talks about what pain is, ‘boom and bust behaviour’, activity pacing, making a flare-up plan and other useful self-management tips.

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• From the inside out — behaviour change tips and techniques to manage osteoarthritis

  Behaviour change techniques to overcome the challenges of trying to stick to a management plan.

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• From dictator to facilitator — reframing the role of therapists in patient care

  We’ve been discussing the role of physiotherapy in self-management for decades – how much progress have we made?

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• Pain sites — the best self-management podcasts and websites

  We’ve created a list of the best evidence-based websites and podcasts to help people with chronic pain — and the healthcare practitioners and RTW professional who help them — manage their conditions.

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• Self-management — the muscle behind effective musculoskeletal care

  Self-management of long-term musculoskeletal conditions 101 — the basics.

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• Words, language and collaboration matter in returning to ‘good work’

  Four experts discuss the idea of ‘good work’ and how collaboration can achieve better outcomes for injured workers.

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• ‘Self-management’ of chronic musculoskeletal pain: what patients say helps them do it (or not)

  Patients are encouraged to ‘self-manage’ their chronic pain conditions. But there are external and personal factors that will either help or hinder their ability to do this. And healthcare practitioners are one of the main external factors. So how can they help?

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• Self-Management: training the treaters

  Self-management is a vital part of recovery from illness, but how can treaters be trained to encourage self-management in their patients?

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• Webinar Recording: Optimising outcomes for workers with back pain through enhanced self-management and collaboration

  Listen to musculoskeletal physiotherapist, Dr. Jon Ford, talk about how practitioners can help workers embrace self-management strategies and address obstacles to recovery and return to work. 

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• Who's the boss?

  The health and wellbeing of people with chronic illness improves when they become 'self-managers'. Are there lessons here for RTW?

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• Case Study: Cool, calm and in control

  A worker's confidence and approach to self-management can make the difference between a successful return to work and permanent incapacity.

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• Coaching for chronic health

  When a health insurer offers support after a potentially life-threatening diagnosis, Antonia agrees to learn how to self-manage her chronic condition. Does the coaching provide value for money?

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• How workers find what they need online when the system falls short

  Injured workers are creating their own online support networks to get the justice, information and validation they can't find in formal workers' compensation systems. What does this mean for how to best support people after injury?

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• Time to get active — Why passive treatments fall short for persistent pain

  Research shows that focusing on active self-management rather than passive pain relief can help people with chronic pain achieve lasting improvements in function and well-being.

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• Can AI-powered tools support workers’ mental health?

  A platform powered by artificial intelligence (AI) could help address workplace stress, enhance work outcomes and increase access to mental healthcare.

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• Walking back from low back pain — what motivates people to start and stick to exercise

  A study into what motivates people to engage in programs for preventing low back pain offers practical recommendations to get people to engage with and stick to exercise programs.

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• Can self-compassion reduce pain-related disability?

  Being kinder to oneself may be a key to dealing with ongoing pain and achieving greater well-being

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• ‘Manage at Work’ — a worksite self-management program boosts engagement and retention

  A worksite self-management program that used a group psycho-education format helped workers with persistent or chronic health conditions stay engaged and on the job.

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• Peer support for self-management of persistent pain — 3 basic ingredients that make it effective

  By using the 3 ‘ingredients’ of self-determination theory, healthcare professionals can help people cope with persistent pain and adjust to life with greater confidence and resilience.

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• I expect, therefore I will — the link between positive expectations and recovery

  There is increasing recognition of the importance of psychological factors in how we recover from musculoskeletal injuries. One of those factors is believing we’ll get better.

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• Don’t take back pain lying down — how rest can make ‘flares’ worse

  A study confirms that even small changes in your daily habits, like how long you sleep and how active you are, can make a difference to whether you have a pain flare-up or not.

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• From long-term pain to workplace gain — self-management strategies for success at work

  Long-term pain conditions are common for many working adults and can have a big impact on job performance and quality of life. But there are ways employers and workers can work together to manage this pain and discomfort in the workplace.

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• From patient to partner — collaboration boosts long-term back pain self-management

  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.

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• Shouldering the load — what education patients with rotator cuff pain want

  A study shows what people who have rotator cuff-related shoulder pain want when it comes to education about their condition.

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• Is exercise really a good way to self-manage depression?

  For people who are looking for a natural, drug-free way to manage their depression, a recent study confirms that exercise can be a fantastic option. It's especially important for those who may not want to take medication or go to therapy.

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• To follow, or not follow, the script? That is the question (Act 2) — physios’ attention to the human aspects of care for people with low back pain

  Physios should ‘tinker with’ or ‘throw away the script’ if they want to respond in a more person-centred way to patients with low back pain.

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• To follow, or not follow, the script? That is the question (Act 1) — physios’ attention to the human aspects of care for people with low back pain

  Physios should ‘tinker with’ or ‘throw away the script’ if they want to respond in a more person-centred way to patients with low back pain.

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• Person-centred care for musculoskeletal pain — a tool to put principles into practice

  Person-centred care is an important part of care for people with musculoskeletal pain conditions. But evidence that some healthcare professionals struggle to integrate person-centred care principles into their clinical practice. A tool that provides a structured approach can help.

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• Self-managing pain — websites and other tools for healthcare and RTW practitioners

  Not everyone with persistent pain conditions can access specialised pain services. How effective are websites as a tool to help them manage their pain?

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• What helps (and doesn’t help) people self-manage their chronic musculoskeletal pain — tools for healthcare providers

  Self-management can be a game-changer in helping patients take control of their pain and start living their lives to the fullest. But it’s often easier said than done. A study shows what patients say supported or prevented them from self-managing their conditions.

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• Why self-management can be hard to do — barriers in primary healthcare settings

  A study explores the barriers to self-management of chronic pain conditions in primary healthcare settings.

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• Supporting self-management of long-term conditions — the ‘who for’, ‘who by’, ‘what works’ and ‘how’

  It is now accepted that self-management is critical for people with chronic conditions. But what works best? And for which conditions? A comprehensive review of the evidence gives healthcare providers some ideas.

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• Self management strategies: Coaching the coaches

  Many self care coaches have no formal training. Does coaching the coaches improve performance?

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• Taking control of arthritis

  Psychosocial approaches to managing arthritis help sufferers make the most of medical care.