Physiotherapists' experiences of activity pacing with people with chronic musculoskeletal pain: an interpretative phenomenological analysis.

PURPOSE: Activity pacing is a strategy used by physiotherapists treating people with chronic pain. Questions as to the usefulness of activity pacing with people with chronic pain have been raised clinically and in research. This study explores physiotherapists' experiences of using activity pac...

Descrizione completa

Dettagli Bibliografici
Autori principali: Scott-Dempster, C, Toye, F, Truman, J, Barker, K
Natura: Journal article
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Informa Healthcare 2014
_version_ 1826269070129889280
author Scott-Dempster, C
Toye, F
Truman, J
Barker, K
author_facet Scott-Dempster, C
Toye, F
Truman, J
Barker, K
author_sort Scott-Dempster, C
collection OXFORD
description PURPOSE: Activity pacing is a strategy used by physiotherapists treating people with chronic pain. Questions as to the usefulness of activity pacing with people with chronic pain have been raised clinically and in research. This study explores physiotherapists' experiences of using activity pacing with people with chronic musculoskeletal pain. METHOD: We interviewed six physiotherapists and used the methods of Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) to explore the meaning of pacing. RESULTS: We identified three master themes. First, activity pacing was perceived as part of a process whereby patients came to realize that change is possible, and that life could be different. Second, in order to use activity pacing effectively the physiotherapist needs to shift from a "fix it" to a "sit with" approach to the treatment. Third physiotherapists described how they used many combined therapeutic approaches in managing chronic pain. CONCLUSIONS: This study increases our understanding of activity pacing and will help to make the best use of activity pacing in clinical practice, and optimize outcomes for the patients. These findings suggest that physiotherapists need to develop reflective listening skills, and use an experiential learning approach to facilitate activity pacing.
first_indexed 2024-03-06T21:19:18Z
format Journal article
id oxford-uuid:40e2cec6-a32c-4e37-b310-1d5e4a493f50
institution University of Oxford
language English
last_indexed 2024-03-06T21:19:18Z
publishDate 2014
publisher Informa Healthcare
record_format dspace
spelling oxford-uuid:40e2cec6-a32c-4e37-b310-1d5e4a493f502022-03-26T14:40:23ZPhysiotherapists' experiences of activity pacing with people with chronic musculoskeletal pain: an interpretative phenomenological analysis.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:40e2cec6-a32c-4e37-b310-1d5e4a493f50EnglishSymplectic Elements at OxfordInforma Healthcare2014Scott-Dempster, CToye, FTruman, JBarker, KPURPOSE: Activity pacing is a strategy used by physiotherapists treating people with chronic pain. Questions as to the usefulness of activity pacing with people with chronic pain have been raised clinically and in research. This study explores physiotherapists' experiences of using activity pacing with people with chronic musculoskeletal pain. METHOD: We interviewed six physiotherapists and used the methods of Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) to explore the meaning of pacing. RESULTS: We identified three master themes. First, activity pacing was perceived as part of a process whereby patients came to realize that change is possible, and that life could be different. Second, in order to use activity pacing effectively the physiotherapist needs to shift from a "fix it" to a "sit with" approach to the treatment. Third physiotherapists described how they used many combined therapeutic approaches in managing chronic pain. CONCLUSIONS: This study increases our understanding of activity pacing and will help to make the best use of activity pacing in clinical practice, and optimize outcomes for the patients. These findings suggest that physiotherapists need to develop reflective listening skills, and use an experiential learning approach to facilitate activity pacing.
spellingShingle Scott-Dempster, C
Toye, F
Truman, J
Barker, K
Physiotherapists' experiences of activity pacing with people with chronic musculoskeletal pain: an interpretative phenomenological analysis.
title Physiotherapists' experiences of activity pacing with people with chronic musculoskeletal pain: an interpretative phenomenological analysis.
title_full Physiotherapists' experiences of activity pacing with people with chronic musculoskeletal pain: an interpretative phenomenological analysis.
title_fullStr Physiotherapists' experiences of activity pacing with people with chronic musculoskeletal pain: an interpretative phenomenological analysis.
title_full_unstemmed Physiotherapists' experiences of activity pacing with people with chronic musculoskeletal pain: an interpretative phenomenological analysis.
title_short Physiotherapists' experiences of activity pacing with people with chronic musculoskeletal pain: an interpretative phenomenological analysis.
title_sort physiotherapists experiences of activity pacing with people with chronic musculoskeletal pain an interpretative phenomenological analysis
work_keys_str_mv AT scottdempsterc physiotherapistsexperiencesofactivitypacingwithpeoplewithchronicmusculoskeletalpainaninterpretativephenomenologicalanalysis
AT toyef physiotherapistsexperiencesofactivitypacingwithpeoplewithchronicmusculoskeletalpainaninterpretativephenomenologicalanalysis
AT trumanj physiotherapistsexperiencesofactivitypacingwithpeoplewithchronicmusculoskeletalpainaninterpretativephenomenologicalanalysis
AT barkerk physiotherapistsexperiencesofactivitypacingwithpeoplewithchronicmusculoskeletalpainaninterpretativephenomenologicalanalysis