The discussions consistently emphasize the importance of clinicians' language, with examples such as a woman who changed her behavior after being told she lacked muscle strength and believed her body was fragile, illustrating the psychological impact of words. The tone conveys urgency and mindfulness, with phrases like 'Words matter' and calls for better communication to prevent harm, underscoring the article's significance in shaping clinical approaches.
AgreementStrong agreement
Most discussions highlight strong consensus on the significance of clinicians' words and their lasting influence, with many explicitly referencing the importance of language and its consequences.
InterestHigh interest
Participants show high interest, often citing studies, personal examples, and the importance of language in treatment, indicating active engagement with the topic.
EngagementHigh engagement
The tone and content reflect deep reflection, including mentions of qualitative data, specific impactful phrases, and calls for awareness, demonstrating substantial engagement.
ImpactHigh impact
There is a shared recognition of the profound and lasting effect that language has on patient beliefs and outcomes, emphasizing its high impact on clinical practice and patient well-being.
Abstract in brief
The study explores how beliefs about low back pain are shaped by various sources, especially healthcare professionals, and how these beliefs can impact patient outcomes over time.
Patients with acute pain seek more information due to uncertainty, and messages from clinicians about protecting the back can lead to increased worry, guilt, or frustration if protection strategies don't work.
Clinicians play a crucial role in influencing patients' attitudes; providing reassurance and positive advice can boost confidence and promote healthier approaches to movement and activity.]
Awful quote from a person with persistent low back pain. We have to do better and be mindful what we explain to our patients.
From: Barlow et al.: Enduring impact of what clinicians say to people with low back pain:
https://t.co/UgQPf7JdWl
@PeteOSullivanPT @ashjamesphysio https://t.co/LbYEqgGMI9
The Enduring Impact of What Clinicians Say to People With Low Back Pain https://t.co/3485vJ2ZUH HCPs have a considerable & enduring influence upon the attitudes & beliefs of people with low back pain. It is important this opportunity is used to +ve influence attitudes beliefs. https://t.co/NNrtTxavqz
Aug 23, 2025 · 33 likes · 8 shares · 26,407 followersView post →
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Álvaro Guiter
@guiterfisio · X
Las creencias de las personas con dolor lumbar son adquiridas de los profesionales sanitarios.
La mayoría de esas creencias transmitían una necesidad de protección de la espalda y una percepción de fragilidad.
https://t.co/gBzb5pdyun
Feb 15, 2024 · 31 likes · 11 shares · 1,398 followersView post →
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Annals of Family Medicine
@AnnFamMed · X
The Enduring Impact of What Clinicians Say to People With Low Back Pain—https://t.co/eP9V3I4mQp https://t.co/cbuTBZyzKi
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Andrés Pierobon
@andipierobon · X
Glad to have been able to share this important article with 4th-year physiotherapy students of UBA https://t.co/LWtc2bVJFn ´The enduring impact of what clinicians say to people with low back pain.´ by @BenD_NZ et al. https://t.co/ZgMeB27kdQ
@GregLehman @mgibsonphysio @Pain_NeuRa @PWMMarshall @JOSPT @JeremyLewisPT @PeteOSullivanPT I guess not specific to the idea of MCE, but more how talking about core weakness can be harmful for those that hear it. https://t.co/Z0cIJdcsPu https://t.co/EoOmwLit2Q
Jun 9, 2019 · 8 likes · 2 shares · 485 followersView post →
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@Retlouping · X
The Enduring Impact of What Clinicians Say to People With Low Back Pain https://t.co/3485vJ2ZUH HCPs have a considerable & enduring influence upon the attitudes & beliefs of people with low back pain. It is important this opportunity is used to +ve influence attitudes beliefs. https://t.co/NNrtTxavqz
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Derek Griffin
@DerekGriffin86 · X
@King2980 @GregLehman @BillingMartin @camtudor For example, we have good evidence that patients' beliefs around low back pain is strongly influenced by what clinicians say. Why would it be different when it comes to treatment preferences or beliefs?
https://t.co/VOXIOvaNuD
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Aina Perelló Bratescu
@aperebrat · X
RT @guiterfisio: Las creencias de las personas con dolor lumbar son adquiridas de los profesionales sanitarios.
La mayoría de esas creenci…
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Lic. Federico Otazú
@licotazu94 · X
RT @guiterfisio: Las creencias de las personas con dolor lumbar son adquiridas de los profesionales sanitarios.
La mayoría de esas creenci…
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begonya moliner
@BegomMoliner · X
RT @guiterfisio: Las creencias de las personas con dolor lumbar son adquiridas de los profesionales sanitarios.
La mayoría de esas creenci…
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Álvaro Guiter
@guiterfisio · X
Las creencias de las personas con dolor lumbar son adquiridas de los profesionales sanitarios.
La mayoría de esas creencias transmitían una necesidad de protección de la espalda y una percepción de fragilidad.
https://t.co/gBzb5pdyun
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Amanda Stephenson
@astephj1 · X
RT @PseudoPhysio: Why Words Matter with @BenD_NZ at @WelshPain
Already 10 years since Ben's brilliant paper The Enduring Impact of what C…
Why Words Matter with @BenD_NZ at @WelshPain
Already 10 years since Ben's brilliant paper The Enduring Impact of what Clinicians Say to people with low back pain
Oct 6, 2023 · 3 likes · 1 share · 1,951 followersView post →
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thinkin_mkdeabh
@thinkin_mkdeabh · X
@GregLehman @AdamMeakins We do have qualitative data of what impact these ideas have on people
Concept of "strengthening the spine": https://t.co/c3jlywWgnp
Word "instability": https://t.co/1zso6gAbdx
I don't know exactly what the word "stabilization" do, but it's enough data for me to avoid using it https://t.co/6CvIFKc4na
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Number one must read article by @BenD_NZ The Enduring Impact of What Clinicians Say to…
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@Retlouping · X
RT @Retlouping: @MattBobman https://t.co/QguyA7Hw1T
Number one must read article by @BenD_NZ The Enduring Impact of What Clinicians Say to…
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@Retlouping · X
RT @Retlouping: https://t.co/8qz8WMjPWw
The Enduring Impact of What Clinicians Say to People With Low Back Pain
Great 2 days talking about…
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Pierre-Elie Bernard
@PierreElieB · X
Un exemple de cet impact se retrouve dans cette étude : force de dire à une femme qu'elle manquait de muscle, elle a intégré le fait que son corps était fragile. Elle a interrompu sa grossesse car pensait que son corps ne pourrait pas la supporter.
https://t.co/QrYw39UMB2
Words and labels like 'deformed' mean things.
If something is common, painless, and of no consequence, we should be mindful of language.
You only need to look at the spinal space for this.
https://t.co/X1nJF8908v https://t.co/c7HHcoX56f
Mar 1, 2023 · 3 likes · 12,816 followersView post →
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Ben Cormack
@CorKinetic · X
@ActivateGlutes @RodWhiteley This is a good read https://t.co/ZHFS50rlXC
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 likes · 28,433 followersView post →
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John Drummond
@GatesPhysio · X
@astephj1 https://t.co/fxYRtpktQG
The Enduring Impact of What Clinicians Say to People With Low Back Pain 2013 Ben Darlow
RT @E3Rehab: "I didn’t think I could handle it...carrying it, and having extra weight on my stomach." (2/2)
Words matter.
https://t.co/UV…
Aug 17, 2022 · 1 share · 4,975 followersView post →
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E3Rehab
@E3Rehab · X
"I didn’t think I could handle it...carrying it, and having extra weight on my stomach." (2/2)
Words matter.
https://t.co/UVN48P5mUD
Aug 17, 2022 · 3 likes · 1 share · 17,357 followersView post →
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Seth Peterson
@DrSethPT · X
RT @Retlouping: @jaysonsipress I think it speaks to the language we use with patients. Maybe food for thought.
The Enduring Impact of What…
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Michael Ray
@MichaelRayDC · X
@BowTied_Bengal Sure. If you are interested on this topic, check out these articles: https://t.co/eJX77qGyxv
https://t.co/FIdJv7eqkQ
https://t.co/eSKBoLYlo3
https://t.co/zDSZl32vY5
Jan 24, 2022 · 1 like · 2,311 followersView post →
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Rob
@Rob_Banda_ · X
@Dr_OliverT_PhD @BenD_NZ Next will be https://t.co/XZIocRkJCi
Dec 7, 2021 · 5 likes · 1 share · 2,311 followersView post →
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Jeroen
@Jeroen89649448 · X
@Rosspipesy @GregLehman @AdamMeakins But we do know that a biomedical view of the therapist on the nature of spinal pain has a negative influence on illness perception and an severity of pain of patiënts with low back pain --> https://t.co/EIwcuKwRJT
@readysteadydave And not forgetting
The Enduring Impact of What Clinicians Say to people with Low Back Pain.
https://t.co/8qz8WMBrl6 https://t.co/nXUxAsLRWV
Aug 14, 2021 · 2 likes · 26,407 followersView post →
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Michael Ray
@MichaelRayDC · X
@SquatUniversity And we know our narratives have a direct influence to these beliefs. See: https://t.co/eSKBoLYlo3 and https://t.co/1gGyBfplwP [13/
@mgtmccartney Quick Pubmed search on patient views & certainty
doi:10.1186/1471-2296-7-75
Blood tests "expect diagnostic certainty without mistakes & a proof of good health"
Low back pain:
"sought more certainty" on problem, the prognosis, & preventing recurrence
DOI: 10.1370/afm.1518
& https://t.co/alRwqMxlDa
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@jayukids · X
RT @Retlouping: @MattBobman https://t.co/QguyA7Hw1T
Number one must read article by @BenD_NZ The Enduring Impact of What Clinicians Say to…
Jun 10, 2021 · 7 shares · 545 followersView post →
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@Retlouping · X
@GregLehman I think the messages we give & the messages patients receive can (in some) have lasting detrimental effect if not understood and corrected
I am sure we all do it inadvertently.
We are all works in progress.
https://t.co/CTuiubpVX0
The Enduring Impact of What Clinicians Say https://t.co/SyLgmKgaWI
Mar 30, 2021 · 1 like · 26,407 followersView post →
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Clinical Myotherapy hub
@ClinicalHub · X
https://t.co/MP6rff1nOj
What we say affects our treatment outcomes. Replacing the scary and negative words with the positives ones have an upside effect.
RT @AnnFamMed: The Enduring Impact of What Clinicians Say to People With Low Back Pain—https://t.co/eP9V3I4mQp https://t.co/cbuTBZyzKi
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Hamish Reid
@DrHamishReid · X
RT @AnnFamMed: The Enduring Impact of What Clinicians Say to People With Low Back Pain—https://t.co/eP9V3I4mQp https://t.co/cbuTBZyzKi
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Better Mobility Lab
@MobilityBetter · X
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Lee Schneider
@LSchneiderPT · X
RT @AnnFamMed: The Enduring Impact of What Clinicians Say to People With Low Back Pain—https://t.co/eP9V3I4mQp https://t.co/cbuTBZyzKi
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British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM)
@BJSM_BMJ · X
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Mervyn Travers
@MervTravers · X
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Haxby Abbott
@Haxby_Abbott · X
RT @AnnFamMed: The Enduring Impact of What Clinicians Say to People With Low Back Pain—https://t.co/eP9V3I4mQp https://t.co/cbuTBZyzKi
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Ben Darlow
@BenD_NZ · X
RT @AnnFamMed: The Enduring Impact of What Clinicians Say to People With Low Back Pain—https://t.co/eP9V3I4mQp https://t.co/cbuTBZyzKi
May 1, 2020 · 17 shares · 1,925 followersView post →
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Annals of Family Medicine
@AnnFamMed · X
The Enduring Impact of What Clinicians Say to People With Low Back Pain—https://t.co/eP9V3I4mQp https://t.co/cbuTBZyzKi
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Andrés Pierobon
@andipierobon · X
Glad to have been able to share this important article with 4th-year physiotherapy students of UBA https://t.co/LWtc2bVJFn ´The enduring impact of what clinicians say to people with low back pain.´ by @BenD_NZ et al. https://t.co/ZgMeB27kdQ
@jaysonsipress I think it speaks to the language we use with patients. Maybe food for thought.
The Enduring Impact of What Clinicians Say to People With Low Back Pain
https://t.co/8qz8WMBrl6 https://t.co/z1Zn2Tq06r
This is no joke. We often don’t think about the potential harm of our narratives but most patients have high levels of trust in clinicians. It’s up to us check ourselves and substantiate or change our claims.
Full text: https://t.co/T7je8VO8Hl https://t.co/XwKJsFX72r
@CorKinetic @benedsmith @ChrisLittlew00d True. It does fit the narrative around the intent, meaning and outcome of the exercise. https://t.co/cSUXoEG07H https://t.co/cVa393oFUp https://t.co/90N0h9fg7L https://t.co/onCcytXtXE https://t.co/8kHrxeZrst
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DIANA PERRIMAN (Dr, she, her)
@DiPerriman · X
RT @dcallen39: @GregLehman @mgibsonphysio @Pain_NeuRa @PWMMarshall @JOSPT @JeremyLewisPT @PeteOSullivanPT I guess not specific to the idea…
RT @dcallen39: @GregLehman @mgibsonphysio @Pain_NeuRa @PWMMarshall @JOSPT @JeremyLewisPT @PeteOSullivanPT I guess not specific to the idea…
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Dan Allen
@dcallen39 · X
@GregLehman @mgibsonphysio @Pain_NeuRa @PWMMarshall @JOSPT @JeremyLewisPT @PeteOSullivanPT I guess not specific to the idea of MCE, but more how talking about core weakness can be harmful for those that hear it. https://t.co/Z0cIJdcsPu https://t.co/EoOmwLit2Q
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Roma Forbes
@RomaForbesPT · X
@PhysioNetwork @tomgoom @clare_ardern @benclarsen @GregLehman @ProfJillCook @chadcookpt @TimGabbett @ewa_roos The Enduring Impact of What Clinicians Say to People With Low Back Pain https://t.co/bfyfXNBtFc
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NOWFindRelief
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The Enduring Impact of What Clinicians Say to People With Low Back Pain #painmanagement https://t.co/db8og2Aa8C
Awful quote from a person with persistent low back pain. We have to do better and be mindful what we explain to our patients.
From: Barlow et al.: Enduring impact of what clinicians say to people with low back pain:
https://t.co/UgQPf7JdWl
@PeteOSullivanPT @ashjamesphysio https://t.co/LbYEqgGMI9
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The enduring impact of what clinicians say to people with low back pain. Ann Fam Med. 2013 Nov-Dec;11(6):527-34. doi: 10.1370/afm. 1518. PMID: 24218376; PMCID ...
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