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Author: Dr. Vinette Cross

Dr. Vinette Cross is a Fellow of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy UK. She is a Senior Research Fellow in the Faculty of Education Health and Wellbeing, University of Wolverhampton and Senior Research Fellow, (Applied Pedagogy) Centre for Health Research, School of Health Sciences, University of Brighton. Her particular interests lie in the area of professional learning and mentorship at all levels across the range of health and social care disciplines, and creative approaches in narrative inquiry.

“It Sounds Like a Drama:” Hearing Stories of Chronic Low Back Pain Through Poetic (Re)presentation

British researchers Dr. Vinette Cross and colleagues bring a poetic voice to the experiences of patients with chronic low back pain and their family members, creating a performance that bears witness to the frustration, sadness and resolve of these individuals.

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The Journal for the Humanities in Rehabilitation is a peer reviewed, multi-media journal using a collaborative model with rehabilitation professionals, patients and their families to gain a greater understanding of the human experience of disability through art, literature and narrative. The purpose of this interdisciplinary journal is to raise the consciousness and deepen the intellect of the humanistic relationship in the rehabilitation sciences.

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