In the world of physiotherapy, effective communication is the bedrock of successful rehabilitation. Understanding the nuances of patient language can be a game-changer. In my previous article, I explored DARN language (Desire, Ability, Reasons, and Needs) and how it...
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In the world of physiotherapy, effective communication and patient engagement play pivotal roles in successful rehabilitation. In this article I plan to briefly explore Miller & Rollnick’s the acronym, DARN CATs which they refer to in their book, ‘Motivational...
Behaviour change is hard wired to be difficult. I expected a patient who came to me with low back pain to exercise when she’d never exercised before. Here is how my patient taught me the importance of eliciting her ‘why’....
We all see and remember things differently. This difference has the potential to lead to frustration especially if your patient is a natural pessimist and you’re focused on what to do to help them. So what can you do...
How often do you find out why your patient might want to recover from or better manage an injury or illness? And I mean the real WHY behind their motivation. In this article I will provide some helpful questions...
In this article I will be looking at one of the commonest and often the biggest mistake both clinicians and patients make when goal setting. And that is, trying to control the outcome or result. During my career as...
To help your patient break through resistance to exercise you will need to notice and reverse unproductive distorted thinking. We spend a large part of our lives distorting information. We do this to create a thinking process that suits...
I’d like to share a lesson learnt from a failed exercise prescription and how I adapted to make a difference to the patient’s life. A lady came to see me with chronic hamstring tendinitis. This lady was in her...
“Most of what seems to happentoyou, happens becauseofyou – something you created, directed, influenced, or allowed to happen” – Shad Helmstetter, PhD in ‘What To Say When You Talk To Yourself ‘ Negative self-talk is rampant. In fact, behavioural...
