Gotta have faith: believing in physiotherapy makes it work better
Patients with shoulder pain heal faster if they have faith in their physio treatment: study
Referring a patient with shoulder pain to a physiotherapist is more likely to work if the person believes the exercise treatment will be successful, a UK study shows.
Further, a patient’s confidence in their ability to complete tasks despite their shoulder pain, or their ‘pain self-efficacy’, also affects the likelihood of recovery, the researchers say.
