The three R's in evidence-inspired active care are:

• A. Regulate, Reframe, Retry
• B. Restart, Refine, Reduce
• C. Reassure, Reassure, Rebuild
• D. Reset, Reinforce, Retrain

Answer: (A)

In evidence-inspired active care, progress comes from three guiding actions: Regulate, Reframe, Retry. Regulate focuses on calming the nervous system and reducing pain-related guarding by teaching pacing, breathing techniques, sleep hygiene, and gradual exposure to activities. Reframe shifts beliefs about pain from a signal of imminent danger to a manageable experience, using education and Normalizing messages to lessen fear and avoidance so movement becomes safer in the patient’s mind. Retry emphasizes gradually resuming meaningful activities through graded exposure, so success builds confidence and function rather than reinforcing avoidance.

This combination captures the active, patient-centered approach that evidence supports: help the body settle, change how pain is understood, and steadily re-engage with activity. Other options miss one or more of these elements or lean too much on reassurance, reduction, or resetting without the same focus on active engagement and graded progression.