Chapter 4 Flashcards
What happened after Alan’s car accident?
He was afraid, and his pain came back. It resolved after calling Schubener and reassurance
The three barriers to accepting there is no physical problem associated with the pain are:
Biology
Condition responses
Medical diagnoses
Why is biology a barrier to accepting the body is healthy?
We link pain with injury to protect ourselves.
What strange perspective do we adopt to overcome the biology objection?
My pain makes me feel like I have a physical injury, but in this case it’s actually a false alarm.
Why are conditioned responses a barrier to accepting the body is healthy?
It appears that the condition stimulus is causing the symptoms.
Why didn’t “Pistol” Pete Reiser rise to baseball fame?
He played despite any injury and never allowed his body time to heal.
Steve Martin’s conditioned response was
Night time equals anxiety
What is the biomedical model?
A model that assumes conditions are caused by a single structural issue.
Why is the biomedical model bad when it comes to chronic pain?
When you look for a structural problem you are likely to find one. Getting a diagnosis reinforces that there is something wrong with your body when there isn’t.
What is the solution to overcoming barriers to belief change?
Evidence!
Which team helped Alan Gordon find his first exception?
The LA Lakers in a nail biting overtime match with the Phoenix Suns
Exception
An instance where the pain behaves differently than how it would if it were caused by a structural issue.
How do you build your case that the pain is neuroplastic
Exam in the history of the pain
Examine the onset
Find exceptions
And more investigation
An easy way to start and track evidence reinforcing that the pain is a neuroplastic
Evidence sheet
