Who's in control after a stroke? Do we disempower our patients?

Conceptualizing Self-care in Heart Failure

“…Anxiety can hinder psychosocial adaptation to coronary heart disease and physical recovery after an acute event. 142,143 Social Support/Social Isolation Social support is positively related with better outcomes in patients with cardiac disease. 116,117 Patients who are too anxious are frequently unable to learn or act upon new information about necessary lifestyle changes, 118 experience problems coping with challenges, and have more problems during rehabilitation efforts.…”

Linking health promotion with physiotherapy for low back pain: A review

“…Jones et al (61) observe that few physiotherapists would say that individuals should not be implicated in all stages of an intervention. People's sense of control will most likely be "influenced by interactions with their physiotherapists" (61, p. 252).…”

“…But, in practice, do physiotherapy interventions facilitate empowerment of the individual's who consult them? It is not clear to what extent the individuals are actually in control in the decision-making processes during their rehabilitation (61). In the case of LBP, many treatment modalities employed by physiotherapists are very passive in nature, such as mobilization, massage and electrotherapy (57,68).…”

Feldenkrais® therapy as group treatment for chronic pain – A qualitative evaluation

“…strategies for empowering someone's position. The concept has been discussed in physiotherapy and rehabilitation research in recent years (Fosnaught, 1997;Spalding, 2000;Jones et al, 2000). The point of departure is a self-reflective stance and self-criticism of the role of health care as paternalistic and authoritarian.…”