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Individually, and within your team, view the clip of Pauline discussing her experience of chronic pain and disability. As a team, discuss the following questions:

1. What assessments could you use to explore Pauline's health issues? Use your texts and the internet to explore how you might assess the extent of Pauline's subluxation. Explore assessments for chronic pain. Which assessments would be most appropriate for Pauline?

2. What is Pauline's most significant health problem? Is this a potential area for OT intervention? Why do you think that this is Pauline's most significant problem?

3. Identify the possible causes of Pauline’s upper extremity pain. Discuss, giving evidence from the stroke literature.

4. Positioning for comfort appears to be an ongoing concern for Pauline. Considering Pauline’s inability to sleep comfortably on her back, make recommendations for bed positioning.

5. Consider the previous questions. What type of reasoning is required to answer each of these questions and make plans and recommendations for Pauline?