CBT for Chronic Back Pain
What cognitive behavioral therapy can add to chronic pain care, what a session targets, and what outcomes are realistic.
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) examines how thoughts, emotions, behavior, sleep, and symptoms interact. For chronic pain, it may include activity planning, problem solving, relaxation, cognitive skills, and experiments with feared or avoided tasks.
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