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Dispositionalism in Musculoskeletal Care: Understanding and Integrating Unique Characteristics of the Clinical Encounter to Optimize Patient Care (Paperback)

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The aim of this book is to discuss contextual factors and the mechanisms at play during the management of musculoskeletal disorders. Knowledge and understanding of these factors can help clinicians to better understand their patients, themselves, and the interactions taking place during patient-clinician exchanges. The awareness of these dispositions can help physicians improve themselves and the care they deliver to patients, leading to a true patient-centered collaborative therapeutic alliance. Physician-patient collaboration is, in turn, associated with better patient adherence and outcomes, and care, delivered in a positive context, produces better outcomes.

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The aim of this book is to discuss contextual factors and the mechanisms at play during the management of musculoskeletal disorders. Knowledge and understanding of these factors can help clinicians to better understand their patients, themselves, and the interactions taking place during patient-clinician exchanges. The awareness of these dispositions can help physicians improve themselves and the care they deliver to patients, leading to a true patient-centered collaborative therapeutic alliance. Physician-patient collaboration is, in turn, associated with better patient adherence and outcomes, and care, delivered in a positive context, produces better outcomes.

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Piaras

Reviewed on 10th Dec 2024

A Holistic Approach to Musculoskeletal Treatment

Michael Vianin's groundbreaking text offers a sophisticated yet practical framework for understanding the complex interplay between patient dispositions and musculoskeletal care outcomes. Drawing from his extensive clinical experience and academic background, Vianin presents a comprehensive model that addresses crucial aspects often overlooked in traditional approaches, including pain catastrophizing, depression, sleep quality, and the critical role of clinician disposition in treatment success.

What distinguishes this work is its evidence-based integration of psychological and physical factors in patient care, emphasizing the importance of collaborative treatment approaches. Vianin's expertise as both a practicing chiropractor and academic shines through in his detailed yet accessible discussion of implementing dispositionalism in clinical settings. While some practitioners might find the model's comprehensive nature initially challenging to implement, the book provides clear, practical tools for application. This valuable resource fundamentally reimagines how healthcare professionals can better serve patients with musculoskeletal conditions by considering the full spectrum of factors influencing treatment outcomes. Highly recommended.

Katherine Gaibor

Reviewed on 10th Dec 2024

A Dispositional Approach to Musculoskeletal Care

"Dispositionalism in Musculoskeletal Care" offers a comprehensive guide to understanding and implementing a patient-centered approach to pain management and treatment. Michael Vianin provides practical insights and evidence-based strategies to address the unique characteristics of the clinical encounter. By focusing on factors such as pain catastrophizing, depression, sleep quality, and self-efficacy, this book empowers healthcare professionals to optimize patient care and achieve better outcomes.

Karyn M

Reviewed on 10th Dec 2024

Easy Read. The Physician's Bible.

Dispositionalism in Musculoskeletal Care by Michael Vianin is a very insightful book that changed how I perceive and understand pain and musculoskeletal problems.
The author provides a patient-based model approach to treating chronic pain while carefully highlighting factors like pain, sleep quality, and depression as essential factors that affect the well-being of the patient. The book provides a clear road map, which the author combines with practical advice that can effectively enhance communication between healthcare professionals and patients.
Dispositionalism in Musculoskeletal Care carefully examines and provides the connection between physical symptoms and mental health. Unlike other works about chronic pain and its remedies, this book looks at ways combining physical and psychological factors in patient care can be an effective remedy. It emphasizes collaborative treatment methods as a better treatment approach.
Vianin also demonstrates the effectiveness of dispositionalism, which is patient-centered. He understands the fact that every patient's case is unique and should be handled as such. He did not just stop there; he provided practical resources that would make it easy for experts to integrate his ideas into their daily practice. I strongly recommend this book.

Danilo García

Reviewed on 10th Dec 2024

Taking Care of Pain and Well Being

“Dispositionalism in Musculoskeletal Care” by Michael Vianin is a book that presents a mind changing take on pain control and musculoskeletal problems. Building up from his several years of experience in the field and the evidence he has created, the author presents a model that puts the patient as the center of it all, not taking away importance from factors like pain, depression and sleep quality. Along with practical advice and a clear roadmap, this guide helps healthcare professionals to communicate in a more assertive way and make the patient feel more in control. This book establishes a relation between physical symptoms and mental well being, with a narration that is comprehensive and accessible to everyone. This is a great guide for professionals; with its holistic care, this book offers hope and better healing processes for patients.

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