Social Support and Recovery
How family, friends, clinicians, and workplaces can support autonomy, safety, and meaningful participation.
Pain changes roles and routines. Help from family, friends, colleagues, and caregivers can protect safety and preserve dignity. Research on “solicitous” responses describes associations; it does not justify blaming loved ones, withdrawing compassion, or assuming assistance caused disability.
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