{"id":3799,"date":"2026-03-26T09:55:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T09:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aliantis.es\/2026\/03\/26\/the-biopsychosocial-model-of-pain-understanding-pain-beyond-injury\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T11:18:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T11:18:53","slug":"the-biopsychosocial-model-of-pain-understanding-pain-beyond-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aliantis.es\/en\/2026\/03\/26\/the-biopsychosocial-model-of-pain-understanding-pain-beyond-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"The biopsychosocial model of pain: understanding pain beyond injury"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3799\" class=\"elementor elementor-3799 elementor-1815\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca98701 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ca98701\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9de4dd2 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9de4dd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The biopsychosocial model of pain<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14fa1d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14fa1d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Understanding the complexity of pain<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27ab493 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"27ab493\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09fb49f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"09fb49f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fcc13a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6fcc13a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8a5f60 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c8a5f60\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce2c335 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce2c335\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pain is a universal experience that affects millions of people around the world. Whether it is a simple headache or a disabling chronic condition, pain can appear in many different ways and have a significant impact on the quality of life of those who experience it. <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>To better understand this complex experience, some healthcare professionals have adopted the biopsychosocial model of pain, which offers a more global approach adapted to each patient\u2019s reality.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45f008e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"45f008e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/aliantis.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/modelo-biopsicosocial-dolor-aliantis-1-1024x576.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3800\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aliantis.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/modelo-biopsicosocial-dolor-aliantis-1-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/aliantis.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/modelo-biopsicosocial-dolor-aliantis-1-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/aliantis.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/modelo-biopsicosocial-dolor-aliantis-1-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/aliantis.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/modelo-biopsicosocial-dolor-aliantis-1-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/aliantis.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/modelo-biopsicosocial-dolor-aliantis-1.webp 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34e7e91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34e7e91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Defining pain<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eda2701 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eda2701\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The official IASP definition<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5cf969 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5cf969\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to the International Association for the Study of Pain, IASP, pain is defined as \u201can unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with, or resembling that associated with, actual or potential tissue damage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>In this updated 2020 definition, several key aspects are important:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); letter-spacing: 0px;\"><strong>Sensory and emotional experience<\/strong>: pain is not only a physical sensation. It also involves emotional aspects such as fear, anxiety or distress. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); letter-spacing: 0px;\"><strong>Unpleasant<\/strong>: pain is perceived as something aversive or uncomfortable, often associated with suffering.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); letter-spacing: 0px;\"><strong>Actual or potential tissue damage<\/strong>: pain may be due to actual damage, such as an injury or disease, but it can also be experienced without physical damage being present.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>This definition therefore recognizes the complexity of pain as a subjective and multidimensional phenomenon, and is widely accepted in the medical and scientific community as a framework for understanding and assessing the pain experience.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97f6666 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"97f6666\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The multidimensional nature of pain<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3af35d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3af35d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The IASP also adds an essential observation:<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPain is always a personal experience that is influenced to varying degrees by biological, psychological and social factors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>This statement forms the basis of the biopsychosocial model.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83ae57d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"83ae57d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the biopsychosocial model of pain?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-502589d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"502589d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The biopsychosocial model is a comprehensive approach that recognizes that pain is not simply a physical response to an injury or disease. It is the result of the interaction between a person\u2019s biological, psychological and social dimensions. <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>This approach contrasts with the traditional biomedical model, which tends to focus exclusively on organic aspects and interpret symptoms as direct indicators of disease, without considering the individual\u2019s broader context.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3464a77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3464a77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The three dimensions of the biopsychosocial model of pain<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef452 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef452\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Biological dimension<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aac772 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4aac772\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The biological dimension focuses on the physiological, neurobiological and genetic processes involved in pain. It includes the activity of the central and peripheral nervous systems, as well as the mechanisms of transmission and perception. <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>Understanding the biology of pain is essential for developing effective treatments, although it is not sufficient on its own.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef051c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ef051c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Psychological dimension<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70279a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70279a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The psychological dimension recognizes the influence of emotional and cognitive factors on the pain experience. Anxiety, depression, stress and personal beliefs can modulate pain perception and affect the way people cope with it. <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>Psychotherapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, CBT, and other psychological interventions can be very helpful in addressing these aspects and helping the patient regain control over their wellbeing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-391d037 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"391d037\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Social dimension<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6c0f11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6c0f11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Finally, the social dimension considers the impact of the environment: family, culture, work, social support, economic situation and access to healthcare. All these factors influence how pain is perceived and managed. <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>Including the family and community in the therapeutic process can improve outcomes and the patient\u2019s overall quality of life.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf40ae1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bf40ae1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Clinical implications<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23504e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23504e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Adopting the biopsychosocial model in clinical practice has profound implications. Healthcare professionals must assess and treat not only the physical aspects of pain, but also its emotional, cognitive and social dimensions. <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>This requires a multidisciplinary approach involving doctors, psychologists, physiotherapists, osteopaths, social workers and other healthcare professionals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a4a039 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a4a039\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Practical example: Flora\u2019s story<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20664df elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20664df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Onset of pain<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5363487 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5363487\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Let us take the case of Flora, a young florist. She urgently visits her osteopath because, that same morning, while bending down to pick up a fallen toothbrush, she felt a sharp pain in her lower back. The pain left her immobilized on the floor for almost an hour before she was able to get up with difficulty.  <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>Since then, she has been unable to stand and cannot find any position that relieves her. She is distressed because her father took more than a year to recover from surgery for a lumbar disc herniation. Flora cannot afford to be inactive for that long: she has just opened her business with a bank loan and already feels significant financial pressure.  <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time something similar has happened to her. The last episode was more than a year ago, and the imaging tests performed at the time showed nothing significant. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad02abe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad02abe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The role of psychosocial factors<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bea0bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4bea0bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Can we really think that Flora seriously injured herself simply by bending down to pick up an object as light as a toothbrush?<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>A medical diagnosis is essential, but in most cases \u2014 90% of chronic low back pain is considered non-specific \u2014 pain is not due to an inflammatory, traumatic, tumoral or infectious cause.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>So why is the pain so intense this time?<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>Because in the context of low back pain, psychosocial factors are often better predictors of chronicity than biological factors.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>Flora has several risk factors:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); letter-spacing: 0px;\">stress related to opening her business,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); letter-spacing: 0px;\">financial anxiety,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); letter-spacing: 0px;\">accumulated fatigue,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); letter-spacing: 0px;\">lack of physical activity,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); letter-spacing: 0px;\">fear that she has inherited a \u201cfragile back\u201d like her father\u2019s.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>Her alarm system is on high alert. A harmless movement is interpreted as a threat, and the brain responds with intense pain. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91c6ec3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"91c6ec3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Neurophysiological mechanisms<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf03f67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf03f67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn this context, pain is not only a biological warning signal, but the result of a brain interpretation. Flora\u2019s brain perceives an imminent danger and triggers a painful muscle contraction to protect the supposedly threatened area. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2d59d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c2d59d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What attitude should the therapist adopt?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e85f006 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e85f006\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Back pain is often interpreted as a structural weakness, which generates fear of movement and avoidance behaviours. This vicious cycle maintains pain and disability. <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>If the therapist simply relieves pain from a purely mechanical approach, for example by relaxing the muscles, and reinforces the idea of a \u201cfragile back\u201d, the risk of relapse increases.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>In contrast, a truly effective approach should be based on several pillars:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); letter-spacing: 0px;\">pain education, to understand the real mechanisms,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); letter-spacing: 0px;\">questioning limiting beliefs,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); letter-spacing: 0px;\">gradual re-exposure to movement,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); letter-spacing: 0px;\">multidisciplinary treatment that integrates psychological and social dimensions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>In this way, the patient can gradually move out of the pain cycle and regain confidence in their body.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef22683 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ef22683\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion: a global and human approach<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f95adb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f95adb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The biopsychosocial model of pain offers a holistic vision that recognizes the complexity of the pain experience.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>By transforming the patient-therapist relationship into an active collaboration, this approach promotes more personalized and effective treatment. Each person is considered as a whole \u2014 their beliefs, emotions, history and environment \u2014 in order to provide truly patient-centred care. <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>At Aliantis, this approach is an essential part of our practice. We believe that, to relieve pain in a lasting way, it is necessary to address all its dimensions: biological, psychological and social. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5786716 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5786716\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Recognizing the complexity of pain means giving the patient back their place in their own health process.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-949997b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"949997b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAQ about the biopsychosocial model of pain<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a3ad599 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"7a3ad599\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2051\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2051\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Which professionals are involved in this approach? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c754f3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0c754f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fec814 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fec814\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>This blog article does not aim to generate new knowledge; it is based on the reading of scientific publications, blog articles and other texts.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cc1488 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7cc1488\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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