What is a Biopsychosocial Approach?

We often get asked how we view pain, healthcare, and treatment.
It all centers on what's defined as the Biopsychosocial Approach to healthcare.
What is a Biopsychosocial Approach?
Simply put: humans are incredibly complex (tell me something I don’t know, right?)
In the past, a biomedical model of practice placed symptoms, diagnoses, and physiological issues at the forefront of clinician’s mind. While these factors are important, they represent only a fraction of the whole person, the individual patient, sitting in front of us. You are a unique individual with unique situations and factors; not just a diagnosis out of a textbook.
We understand how physical, psychological, and social/environmental factors interact throughout your experience of a disease, injury, or illness. We also understand that there are too many factors at play for rigid treatment protocols or “cookie-cutter” treatment programs.
We don’t simply rely on a diagnosis or symptoms to determine which treatment option, assessment tool, or outcome measure will be most effective for you. We look at your whole person, not just the aches and pains you’re currently feeling now.
In this video, Rafael E. Salazar II, MHS, OTR/L (Rafi), briefly explains what the biopsychosocial model is and how it informs our assessment and treatment approaches.
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