 On May 8, 2026, I’ll be joining physiotherapists in the UK at the Association of Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapists’ (APCP) Paediatric and Adolescent Spine Course. My role on the day is to teach them about the research on adolescent nonspecific persistent back pain and provide them some practical ways to better use the biopsychosocial model in practice.
The title of my session: Addressing Psychosocial and Communication Challenges in Clinical Encounters with Adolecents with Nonspecific Persistent Back Pain and their Parents. Many of the physiotherapists who attend will be treating patients with acute back pain, as well as the persistent back pain in which I speclialize. However, person-centered communication techniques are relevant in both cases. In acute cases, it’s crucial to rule out red flags, such as difficulty walking or weakness in the legs, problems controlling urination or bowel movement, fever/chills, unexpected weight loss, and numbness in the buttocks, groin, or inner thighs.
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