Research Critique of “An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Living with Chronic Low Back Pain”

The study of the chronic low back pain is very important today because many people suffer from this health problem, while the problem is likely to aggravate in the future for people tend to lead a sedative lifestyle, which provokes serious health problems, including chronic low back pain. In actuality, the problem of the development and treatment of the chronic low back pain as well as the prevention of this health problem is very important, taking into consideration the growing number of patients suffering from this health problem. On the other hand, many people are ignorant of the possible deterioration of their health and the steady transformation of irregular and occasional low back pain into a chronic health problem. At this point, it is possible to refer to the article “An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Living with Chronic Low Back Pain” which explores the problem of the development of the chronic low back pain in patients and their response to their health problems as well as the medical assistance provided for such patients. At this point, it is worth mentioning the fact that the study is very important because, today, many patients, fail to call in a doctor in time and they just go to the doctor too late, when they have already developed the chronic low back pain and suffer from serious health problems, which are difficult to treat and which are even more difficult to totally recover from. In such a context, the study is very helpful because it helps to understand not only physiological essence of the chronic low back pain and its development but also psychological responses of patients to their health problems that help to understand how patients act and what they should do to prevent the development of the chronic low back pain.

At the same time, the article will be particularly useful for health care professionals because it helps to encourage patients to diagnose and start treating the chronic low back pain at the early stage of the development of the disease. Therefore, the chronic low back pain should be diagnosed at the early stage of the development of the disease to increase the effectiveness of treatment and to minimize the negative impact of the disease on the health and life of patients, who should be aware of possible risks and consequences of the development of the chronic low back pain. The hypothesis concerning the study is the impact of psychological factors on responses of patients to the chronic low back pain and their psychological state as the disease progresses, which may either prevent them from going to a doctor or, in contrast, lead patients to the decision to call to a doctor.
Article summary

In fact, the article “An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Living with Chronic Low Back Pain” focuses on the problem of the development and treatment of the chronic low back pain. The author of the article studies the development of the disease in patients and their responses to their health problem. In fact, the author just attempts to explore how patients respond to their health problems and how the chronic low back pain can be treated by health care professionals, especially if patients use health care services in time. In this regard, it is worth mentioning the fact that the main point of the article is the revelation of the fact that patients should use health care services in time to prevent numerous complications and development of the chronic low back pain. To put it more precisely, the author of the article stands on the ground that, if the chronic low back pain is diagnosed in time, at the early stage of its development, patients could maintain a normal lifestyle and receive effective treatment. In contrast, if patients delay to call in a doctor or their health problem is not diagnosed properly, they may suffer from the development of the chronic low back pain and its complications that affect the normal lifestyle of people consistently because they cannot lead the active lifestyle. At the same time, the author points out that the lifestyle of people can affect consistently the development of the chronic low back pain and, what is more important, it is the lifestyle of people that provokes the disease to a significant extent. In such a context, findings of the study are very important because they imply that patients should be diagnosed and receive essential treatment at the early stage of the development of the disease to prevent the ongoing deterioration of their health and the change of their lifestyle because of their health problem.



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