Fibromyalgia can be a tricky condition to discuss as variousopinions on it exist across society and evidence around it is always evolving.
Thankfully on this episode Ben is joined by Derek Griffin,Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy and International Speaker on persistent pain management, especially Fibromyalgia. On this episode they discuss:
(00:00:00) - Introduction
(00:01:15) - Awareness Of Fibromyalgia In Society
(00:07:07) - How To Help Someone Understand Fibromyalgia
(00:25:38) - Should We Explain It The Same If It’s SecondaryFibromyalgia?
(00:32:06) - When Discussing “Sensitivity” Can Backfire
(00:40:26) - The Importance Of Picking Up On Visible Cues
(00:52:58) - What To Say When They Ask: “Will This Get Better?”
(00:58:26) - The Importance Of Acknowledging & DiscussingFlare Ups
You can find Derek:
On Instagram - @derek_griffin_phd
On X - @DerekGriffin86
And on LinkedIn
You can find Ben & Derek’s Therapy Live Pain MasterclassTalks here:
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/physiomatters/1314746?
You can find Ben across social media @BWhybrowPhysio
Sign Up for Pain Practice OS here:
https://pages.modernpaincare.com/painprogram
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