Chronic Non-Malignant Pain: Activity Cycling

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Episode Author

Owen Hughes

Learning Objectives

By the end of this episode you will be able to:

• describe what is meant by the term “activity cycling”
• discuss how it leads to loss of function

Episode Overview

This episode looks at the concept of activity cycling and how it can be understood as a normal response to pain problems but which leads to reduced functioning. As well as understanding how it happens there will be a discussion about interventions which can address the behavioural and cognitive patterns which maintain the approach and help the person to function better physically, psychologically and socially. [1] [2]

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