Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Increase Resilience in Chronic Pain Patients: A Clinical Guideline

Chronic pain remains a very difficult condition to manage for healthcare workers and patients. Different options are being considered and a biopsychosocial approach seems to have the most benefit, since chronic pain influences biological, psychological and social factors. A conservative approach wit...

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Published in:Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) Lithuania), 2022-03, Vol.58 (4), p.499
Main Authors: Moens, Maarten, Jansen, Julie, De Smedt, Ann, Roulaud, Manuel, Billot, Maxime, Laton, Jorne, Rigoard, Philippe, Goudman, Lisa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Acoustics
Automatic
Behavior modification
Biomechanics
Chemical Sciences
Chronic pain
Chronic Pain - psychology
Chronic Pain - therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - methods
cognitive-behavioural therapy
Control theory
Coping
Education
Electric power
Electromagnetism
Engineering Sciences
Flexibility
Fluid mechanics
Homeostasis
Humans
Intervention
Material chemistry
Materials and structures in mechanics
Mathematical Physics
Mechanics
Neurosciences
Pain
pain neuroscience education
Physics
Physiology
Polymers
psychology
Quantum Physics
Reactive fluid environment
resilience
Stress
Thermics
Vibrations
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Summary:Chronic pain remains a very difficult condition to manage for healthcare workers and patients. Different options are being considered and a biopsychosocial approach seems to have the most benefit, since chronic pain influences biological, psychological and social factors. A conservative approach with medication is the most common type of treatment in chronic pain patients; however, a lot of side effects are often induced. Therefore, a premium is set on novel nonpharmacological therapy options for chronic pain, such as psychological interventions. Previous research has demonstrated that resilience is a very important aspect in coping with chronic pain. A more recent type of cognitive-behavioural therapy is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, in which psychological flexibility is intended to be the end result. In this manuscript, current evidence is used to explain why and how a comprehensive and multimodal treatment for patients with chronic pain can be applied in clinical practice. This multimodal treatment consists of a combination of pain neuroscience education and cognitive-behavioural therapy, more specifically Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. The aim is to provide a clinical guideline on how to contribute to greater flexibility and resilience in patients with chronic pain.
ISSN:1648-9144
1010-660X
1648-9144
DOI:10.3390/medicina58040499