Sticks and Stones, How Language and Words Can Influence Your Pain

Communication isn’t just words, it affects the way we think and feel and in this, not to be missed, episode Jarod Hall, physical therapist, and co-author of ‘Making Sense of Pain’ talks with Dave and Rob about the importance of communication and the way it impacts on us all differently according to our personal history, experiences and beliefs He shares great content for clinicians about the ways to explain injuries and symptoms effectively and empathetically, along with great advice for patients about understanding more about their pain and personal journey of recovery.    KEY TAKEAWAYS Human beings are a social species and we communicate both verbally and in other ways When we use language we convey a lot of information Language and the way we speak to people has a huge impact on the way they feel Your physiology can change according to the words being used towards you You should communicate in a way that is helpful, not harmful Your thoughts affect your physiology and what people say to you affects the way your body functions and in turn the way you feel Exposure to painful stimuli and building over time with graded exposure can lessen the pain Clinicians need varied anecdotes to help different patients understand the processes of recovery Everyone is different and every interaction between clinician and patient means each person is bringing their experience and history and expectations to that individual situation It’s about working out the best way to interact with each other in the intersubjective space to achieve the goals Clinicians need to be able to assess when people are ready to hear what they have to say It doesn’t matter how great your stories are if you don’t have an open and respectful dialogue You need to ask permission to share your explanations as a clinician   BEST MOMENTS ‘When we communicate with someone in pain we need to be even more aware of the language we use’ ‘As we age we all get wrinkles on the inside’ ‘His book looks at many of the analogies and stories surrounding pain and how the language used impacts’   THE BACK PAIN PODCAST PROVIDER MAP - FINDING SOMEONE TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR BACK PAIN https://thebackpainpodcast.com/index.php/members-map/   VALUABLE RESOURCES The Back Pain Podcast The Back Pain Podcast website The Back Pain Podcast recommended products affiliate link Our Rode Mixer https://amzn.to/3waU8bx Our Microphones https://amzn.to/3rzSZ9Z Second Microphone https://amzn.to/2ObKMeA XLR Cable https://amzn.to/3rBL8ZB Studio Headphones https://amzn.to/3u082LE Laptophttps://amzn.to/3dhfafT Our webcam https://amzn.to/31uUefQ    RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE Jarod's Book - Making Sense of Pain (Sticks and Stones) https://amzn.to/3JKSjc0 Jarod Instagram https://www.instagram.com/drjarodhalldpt/?hl=en Modern Pain Care https://modernpaincare.com/?doing_wp_cron=1641367942.7520160675048828125000   ABOUT THE HOSTS Dave Elliott Dave is the owner of Advanced Chiropractic, a chain of Chiropractic and massage therapy clinics in Essex, UK. Dave still sees patients during the week but has been working hard to talk to as many experts in the field of back pain as possible to help distil all the information and bring it to you in this awesome podcast. You can find Dave on any of the Advanced Chiropractic social media platforms, or you can contact him at [email protected]   if you have any questions for him. -Instagram    Rob Beaven Rob owns and runs a multidisciplinary clinic, The Dyer St Clinic in Cirencester Gloucestershire. His team of Chiropractors, Physiotherapists, Osteopaths, Doctors, and podiatrists all collaborate on thousands of back pain patients every year. Alongside Dave, he has worked hard to bring to the table experts across all industries to give you the low down on back pain, with steps you can implement today to start feeling better. -Instagram -Twitter   SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS Instagram Twitter Facebook   CONTACT US [email protected]    Support the show: https://thebackpainpodcast.com