Motivational Interviewing for Physical Therapists – How to Improve Patient Communication: FPF Show Episode 35

By dpope2020

May 19, 2022

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Motivational Interviewing for Physical Therapists - How to Improve Patient Communication: FPF Show Episode 35

In today's episode we go over Motivational Interviewing for Physical Therapists - How to Improve Patient Communication.

  • 0:00 Intro
  • 1:48 Why is motivational interviewing important for physical therapists?
  • 5:20 What does the literature say about motivational interviewing with physical therapy?
  • 7:17 The 6 benefits of motivational interviewing
  • 10:18 When should motivational interviewing be used during physical therapy sessions?
  • 12:13 The 4 central pillars of motivational interviewing
  • 14:55 Open ended questions in motivational interviewing
  • 17:57 Affirmations in motivational interviewing
  • 23:49 Reflections in motivational interviewing
  • 28:18Summary in motivational interviewing
  • 30:37 How to use change talk to motivate patients

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References: 

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  2. Alodaibi F, Beneciuk J, Holmes R, Kareha S, Hayes D, Fritz J. The Relationship of the Therapeutic Alliance to Patient Characteristics and Functional Outcome During an Episode of Physical Therapy Care for Patients With Low Back Pain: An Observational Study. Phys Ther. 2021 Apr 4;101(4):pzab026. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzab026. PMID: 33513231.

  3. Jamil A, Javed A, Iqbal MA. Effects of motivational interviewing with conventional physical therapy on rehabilitation of chronic musculoskeletal disorders: A quasi-experimental study. J Pak Med Assoc. 2021 Apr;71(4):1123-1127. doi: 10.47391/JPMA.873. PMID: 34125755.

  4. Bill Matulich - How to Do Motivational Interviewing: A Guidebook 2017