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The biopsychosocial model has been described both as a philosophy of clinical care and a guide for clinical practice. It proposes that suffering, disease, or illness involve a host of factors from biological (tissues, structures, molecules) to environmental (social, psychological). Each of these factors affect a patient’s subjective experience, clinical outcomes, and effective treatment throughout the treatment process or course of a disease. This approach to providing care takes into account the physical, psychological, and social factors of the disease or injury and promotes an integrated approach to treatment. It has become a rather popular and regularly studied topic over the past several years.
It would seem apparent, especially in instances of chronic pain, that a simple explanation like “arthritis” can not adequately explain what is truly going on with that particular patient. While there very well may be biomechanical and physical issues like joint degeneration, to simplify a patient’s suffering or pain to this one diagnosis seems misguided. And what about patients who are experiencing real debilitating pain, but have no physical or biomechanical issues that can explain it? Are these patients simply “making it up”? Is it “all in their head”?
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