‘Tell Me About Your Troubles’: Description of Patient–Physiotherapist Interaction During Initial Encounters

ConclusionThis exploratory study examines the interaction between patients and physiotherapists during initial encounters and identifies assumptions underlying pain assessment that shape the therapists' exploration of patients' pain experience. It also shows evidence of the physiotherapists' difficulties to inquire about the patient's perspective. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Source: Physiotherapy Research International - March 1, 2014 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Emmanuelle Opsommer, Veronika Schoeb Tags: Research Article Source Type: research