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The work of the occupational therapist often necessitates increasing a person’s pain or discomfort in order to widen the range of movement in a joint, prevent the formation of adhesions after surgery or the limitation of movement as the result of formation of scar tissue. It will be part of your task to encourage the patient to persist in the activity in spite of the pain. To begin with you may find this personally distressing but, as with so many things, an understanding of some of the psychological aspects of pain can be a great help in handling your own distress.

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Ray, C. (1982). Pain. In: Psychology for Occupational Therapists. Psychology for Professional Groups. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-16882-8_13

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