19/08/2025
🚩Random claims & nothing to back it up🚩
Misinformation on social media is widespread when it comes to healthcare. More people seem to be searching online for answers to their pain - it’s easy to see how misleading messages can spread. 📊
Pain is complex. 🧠It can’t always be explained by a stretch, a single posture, or a bone “out of alignment”. The biopsychosocial model shows us that pain is influenced by your biology, psychology and environment.
Don’t fall for fortune cookie explanations.🥠
Choose care that’s based on real evidence.🤓
References:
Cardoso da Silva, L. et al. (2024) “Exploring online health information-seeking behaviour for musculoskeletal pain in Europe: A study protocol combining expert panel insights with search trends on social media and Google,” Digital health, 10, p. 20552076241298480. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076241298480.
Ghio, D. and Peters, S. (2024) “The value of social relationships in the biopsychosocial model of pain,” British journal of pain, 18(6), p. 20494637241297274. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/20494637241297274.
Suarez-Lledo, V. and Alvarez-Galvez, J. (2021) “Prevalence of health misinformation on social media: Systematic review,” Journal of medical internet research, 23(1), p. e17187. Available at: https://doi.org/10.2196/17187.
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