Year published: 2013
A series of books based on the work of the Physiotherapy Pain Association and its study days is
being made available free to physiotherapy schools. CSP member Philippa Tindle said: ‘We have 200 copies of the books that we want to donate to the 36 schools of physiotherapy.’
The multi-authored texts, which . rst appeared in print in 1998, are titled:
• Whiplash: Science and Management. Fear
Avoidance Beliefs and Behaviour
• Biopsychosocial Assessment and Management,
Relationships and Pain
• Sympathetic nervous system and pain. Pain
management. Clinical E ectiveness
• Placebo and nocebo. Pain management. Muscles
and pain.
• Treatment. Communication. Return to Work.
Cognitive-behavioural. Pathophysiology
Louis Gi. ord, CSP fellow and editor of the books, said they cover the necessary clinical
skills and theory needed for physiotherapists to understand a ‘biopsychosocial’ approach to their
work. ‘There was a big pain revolution in physiotherapy in the late 1990s and early 2000s,
which brought a biopsychosocial perspective into the treatment and management of pain,’ he said.
‘But we are going back to our old ways of passive treatments and modalities, and this
needs to be rekindled.’
Further information about the books is
available at: www.achesandpainsonline.com
The books have also been relaunched as
e-books or print on demand and can be bought
from: www.authorhouse.com