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The role of educational and learning approaches in rehabilitation of whiplash-associated disorders in lessening the transition to chronicity.
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PMID:  22101751     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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STUDY DESIGN.: The study design was descriptive. OBJECTIVE.: The aim of this chapter was to illustrate and discuss educational and learning perspectives in the rehabilitation of patients with acute whiplash-associated disorders (WAD). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA.: WAD is a major problem for the individual and the society. Several treatment options have been studied without giving convincing results for lessening the transition to chronicity. Current management of acute WAD include among other things advice of exercise and educational activities. METHODS.: A literature search on the PubMed database was conducted with additional topic discussions with the research colleagues at a symposium. These resulted the present state-of-the-art review. RESULTS.: There are several possible cognitive factors and behavioral learning processes such as self-efficacy, fear of movement and (re)injury, and catastrophizing that are important to focus on in decreasing acute WAD to becoming a chronic condition. Learning based on behavioral medicine approach in physiotherapy framework has gained evidence in other musculoskeletal pain conditions. CONCLUSION.: Exercise, education, and learning with a behavioral medicine approach should be focused on in the future studies of acute WAD management.
Authors:
Anne Söderlund
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Spine     Volume:  36     ISSN:  1528-1159     ISO Abbreviation:  Spine     Publication Date:  2011 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-11-21     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7610646     Medline TA:  Spine (Phila Pa 1976)     Country:  United States    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  S280-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
From the School of Health, Care and Social Welfare, Mälardalen University, Västerås, Sweden.
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