I have tried everything

‘I have spent over a thousand pounds on my neck and I want it sorted,’ was Mrs Harrington’s opening statement. Indeed she had tried lots of treatments; acupuncture, physiotherapy, osteopathy and a variety of medications. She had seen a specialist and had an mri scan which did show some wear and tear of the vertebrae. He offered to inject her neck but she did not fancy that.
She is lady that has her own business and cannot afford anymore time off. Her husband sent her to get it sorted.
It is not easy to deal with a personality that has a mechanistic view of their body and a high achiever that is used to getting rsults.
Well listening and empathy always helps. Going a bit deeper with some quaestions can open things up. When did it start? What makes it better? What does she think is the cause? What is really important in her life? There was some resistance, but I think she began to reflect on her situation from a different perspective.
The consulatation ended with me suggesting to her to view ‘painful neck’ as a chronic condition that she needed to adapt to rather than look for a cure. Maybe some seeds were sown for her to begin to change her attitude.