title: [Between mind and body. Psychologicall methods for patients with musculoskeletal pain].
abstract: According to the currently prevailing trends in medicine in restoring the psychosomatic unity of human, it is important to ask the question about the function and role of psychology in the rehabilitation of patients with chronic musculoskeletal disorder, MSD. In this article authors present the theoretical basis of psychical and body rehabilitation of patients with MSD. In the first part of this article, problem of the prevalence of MSD in population, its biological, psychological and social components and its impact on the economy of the country, have been discussed. Secondly, there was a focus on the mental representation of the body and its role as a psychophysical integrating unit. The following sections discuss therapeutic methods, like cognitive-behavioral therapy and chosen body work methods as complex rehabilitation of patients with musculoskeletal pain.
authors.affiliation: Zakład Psychologii Klinicznej, Uniwersytet Medyczny, Lublin, e-mail: jsjablonka@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Judyta
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jabłońska-Brzozowska
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D006801:Humans; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy*; D059352:Musculoskeletal Pain / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy*; D015995:Prevalence
keywords:  cognitive-behavioral therapy;  musculoskeletal disorder;  psychotherapeutic body work methods ; psychological rehabilitation