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Guarding and flow in the movements of people with chronic pain: A qualitative study of physiotherapists’ observations.
Authors
Williams ACC, Buono R, Gold N, Olugbade T, Bianchi-Berthouze NAbstract
Among the adaptations of movement consistently associated with disability in chronic pain, guarding is common. Based on previous work, we sought to understand better the constituents of guarding; we also used the concept of flow to explore the description of un/naturalness that emerged from physiotherapists’ descriptions of movement in chronic pain. The aim was to inform the design of technical systems to support people with chronic pain in everyday activities.