How to Motivate Patients with Chronic Pain to Exercise

Описание: How to Motivate Patients with Chronic Pain to Exercise
In this session, renowned pain educator Laura Rathbone tackles one of the most universal challenges in pain management: helping patients with chronic pain engage in movement when traditional motivation approaches consistently fail. Laura, a specialist physiotherapist working with complex chronic pain patients in Amsterdam and co-founder of Pain Geeks, challenges conventional exercise prescription with evidence-based insights and compassionate strategies.

Whether you're frustrated by patients who resist movement recommendations or seeking fresh approaches that honour patient experiences while encouraging sustainable activity, this session provides practical frameworks rooted in acceptance and commitment therapy principles.

What You'll Learn:

Why traditional motivation approaches often fail with chronic pain patients
The evidence reality behind "exercise is good for chronic pain" - and its limitations
How to move from "exercise prescription" to meaningful movement exploration
Practical strategies for addressing movement fears and past trauma
Values-based approaches to activity engagement using ACT principles
When to focus on energy management rather than increasing activity

⏰ Timestamps:
00:00 - Welcome & Laura's Background in Pain Geeks Community
05:17 - Today's Focus: Creating Space for Intrinsic Motivation
07:45 - Why Traditional Motivation Approaches Fail
14:20 - The Evidence Reality: Limitations of Exercise Research in Chronic Pain
18:35 - Moving from Exercise to Meaningful Movement
22:40 - Question: Managing Fibromyalgia with Tendinopathy
24:55 - Working with Past Negative Exercise Experiences
28:30 - Values-Based Movement: From Joy to Function
31:50 - Laura's Top Practical Tips for Implementation
35:15 - How Movement Principles integrate into Explain Pain Course

📚 Educational Resources:
Noigroup website: www.noigroup.com
NOI Clinical Discussion YouTube Channel:    / @noiclinicaldiscussions  
Pain Geeks Community: https://www.paingeeks.community/
NOI Clinical Discussion Facebook Group:   / 243578159913567  

Laura Rathbone's Explain Pain Courses:
Explain Pain Online: October 6th-27th, 2025 (4-week mentorship format)
https://courses.noigroup.com/explain-...

Explain Pain Dublin: November 29th-30th, 2025 (2-day intensive)
https://courses.noigroup.com/explain-...

🛒 Books & Materials:
NOI UK Book Shop: https://www.noiukshop.com/
NOI NL Book Shop: https://www.noigroupshop.nl/


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