Physical Therapists' Ways of Talking About Overweight and Obesity: Clinical Implications.

CONCLUSIONS: Results indicated some physical therapists' understandings of weight might lead to negative interactions with patients who are overweight. Findings suggest physical therapists require more nuanced understandings of: how patients who are overweight might feel in a physical therapy setting; the complexity of causes of weight; and possible benefits and disadvantages of introducing weight management discussions with patients. Therefore, education should encourage complex understandings of working with patients of all sizes including knowledge of weight stigma. PMID: 26637640 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Physical Therapy - December 4, 2015 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Setchell J, Watson BM, Gard M, Jones L Tags: Phys Ther Source Type: research