{"id":1436,"date":"2021-04-22T15:13:30","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T14:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/cognitive-muscular-therapy\/?page_id=1436"},"modified":"2026-03-26T12:28:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:28:55","slug":"patient-perspectives-of-cmt","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/cognitive-muscular-therapy\/patient-perspectives-of-cmt\/","title":{"rendered":"Patient perspectives of CMT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A central part of ongoing reserach<\/a> into Cognitive Muscular TherapyTM<\/sup> (CMT), is to explore patient\u2019s perspectives of this new treatment approach. This work is typically undertaken by a qualitative researcher who interviews patients after they have completed the treatment. Patient feedback so far has been almost universally positive. They report that CMT allows them to understand and challenge the way they move and react to pain. They also describe the learning process as allowing them to \u201ccreate a new normal\u201d, to be \u201cin control of their own treatment\u201d and to feel like they are addressing the \u201ccause not the symptoms.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patients really like the use of animated videos and muscle biofeedback, and report that this provides them with a completely new level of understanding of their body. This understanding enables them to \u201creset expectations\u201d about their knee pain and give them a new feeling of \u201cresponsibility\u201d for their condition. Patients often report that CMT has both a psychological and physical impact and this can positively impact other areas of their life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch the two videos below in which patients explain their experiences of CMT for knee osteoarthritis<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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