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Physical Therapy and Pain in the Rehabilitation Patient

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Pain rehabilitation is often initially aimed at the somatic tissues in order to treat a patient’s pain. As pain persists, a wider range of factors may become important, such as psychological and social factors, coping strategies, and functional changes in the sensory nervous system. These factors have to be monitored and addressed as appropriate for the individual patient, using approaches such as pain physiology education, appropriate use of diagnostic tests and medication, and psychologically informed rehabilitation.

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  1. Department of Rehabilitation, Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Prittlewell Chase, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0RY, UK

    Hubert van Griensven PhD, MSc(Pain), BSc, Dip.Ac

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    Alexios Carayannopoulos DO, MPH

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van Griensven, H. (2017). Physical Therapy and Pain in the Rehabilitation Patient. In: Carayannopoulos DO, MPH, A. (eds) Comprehensive Pain Management in the Rehabilitation Patient. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16784-8_22

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