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Hello. My name is Anna Hlavsova, and I'm
a physiotherapist based in London.
I've had the privilege of working
with an amazing spinal consultant
surgeon, which has
given me great insight
into the world of back pain.
I have been involved in
various interesting projects,
and I would like to show some of
that information with you today.
This presentation will focus on
combined physical and psychological
programs for chronic back pain.
And we will also explore
some alternative therapies
for back pain.
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The plan for today's talk is to
give you a brief introduction
and explain the current
health care model.
I will outline the
current recommendations,
and the guidelines,
and explain how combined
physical and psychological
programs fit into these.
I will explain what these
programs actually are.
And I will talk about
the evidence behind them,
and some of the barriers
to implementation.
Then I will go on to describe a
bit about the online programs.
And then we will talk about the
complementary and alternative
medicine treatments such as,
acupuncture, massage, yoga,
meditation, diet,
and herbal medicine.
I will summarize this presentation
with a nice conclusion.
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We all know that back
pain is very common
and that it affects
the vast majority
of people around the whole world
irrespective of where they live.
The biggest difference between the
Western world and the developing
countries is the concerning
increase of the disability,
chronicity, and costs
associated with back pain
in the Western world.
So why despite the
advancement of medicine
and technology and treatments
is chronic pain increasing?
What do guidelines recommend
for chronic, low back pain
if technology and all of
the medical treatments fail?
What is the role of combined
physical and psychological programs
in treating chronic, low back pain?
These are some of
the questions I will
answer in today's presentation.
