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ISCP Back Pain Info Programme

  • 18-04-2011 8:23am
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,373 ✭✭✭


    New initiative just been launched by the ISCP. I've attached the info leaflet that they have produced. As a sufferer from back pain myself, its nice to see this sort of thing being tackled.
    The annual ISCP Move4Health Campaign for 2011 Challenging Back Pain Myths focuses on the significance of beliefs in the management of Lower Back Pain (LBP).

    Low Back Pain (LBP) is a huge cause of disability worldwide. The best approaches to managing LBP often contrast with the beliefs of the public and international research has shown that educating people about LBP can be very effective in reducing LBP and the related costs on society. To challenge some of the common myths and to give the public a greater understanding of how to manage LBP, the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists (ISCP) have published Challenging Back Pain Myths as part of their annual Move4Health campaign.

    Just wondering what other posters think of campaigns like this? Is this the type of thing we need to see more of? Preventative health promotion, and programmes to help dispel myths around health conditions.

    Is it time for similar nurse and doctor organisations to step up and do similar, maybe they already do but I haven't heard much about them tbh.


Comments

  • Closed Accounts Posts: 874 ✭✭✭eilo1


    I think its this type of campaigne is great for patient education and hopefully societies health.

    However some Chiro's might be feeling a bit targeted with this leaflet. :P


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 243 ✭✭Ihaveanopinion


    Nicely written flyer - a lot of good sense. I think that this type of seminar is best hosted by physios actually. There is a move in Orthopaedic clinics to use Physio-led clinics as a screening/treatment tool for back pain. As long as they are aware of the important referral flags, then they divert a lot of patients away from over-booked orthopaedic clinics.

    The only problem with using physios is a possible public perception that they don't have the authority that a white coat might carry. In reality, I don't think that would prove to be a big problem because most people just want good information.

    Prevention is better than cure - and all that kinda thing


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