Pain Management

Exercise for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: A Biopsychosocial Approach

R550.00

3 CEUs

    Chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) refers to ongoing pain felt in the bones, joints and tissues of?the body that persists longer than 3 months. For these conditions, it is widely accepted that?secondary pathologies or the consequences of persistent pain, including fear of movement, pain?catastrophizing, anxiety and nervous system sensitization appear to be the main contributors to?pain and disability.

    While exercise is a primary treatment modality for CMP, the intent is often?to improve physical function with less attention to secondary pathologies. Exercise interventions?for CMP which address secondary pathologies align with contemporary pain rehabilitation?practices and have greater potential to improve patient outcomes above exercise alone.

    Biopsychosocial treatment which acknowledges and addresses the biological, psychological and?social contributions to pain and disability is currently seen as the most efficacious approach to?chronic pain. This clinical update discusses key aspects of a biopsychosocial approach concerning?exercise prescription for CMP and considers both patient needs and clinician competencies.


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Pain Guidebook: Section I - Pain Principles

R550.00

3 CEUs

    This section discusses the mechanisms of pain.? Without being too technical and whilst not relevant to every patient, it gives good insight into nociception, the processing of nociception and the production of pain.? Issues such as the modulation of pain, both habituation (turning down) and sensitization (amplification) are discussed.? A basic and brief section for any patient who might want to further details about pain mechanisms is provided.? Each page can be printed separately and used as an infographic.?

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Pain Guidebook: Section II - Key Concepts

R550.00

3 CEUs

    The backbone of this workbook might be the most important section.? Key messages are ideally delivered at the right time to the right person.? They help patients reconceptualize pain, change their beliefs about pain and facilitate healthy behaviours to help with pain.? This section could be printed in its entirety, or any individual page could be printed on each patient visit and viewed as a standalone infographic.


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Pain Guidebook:  Section III a - Pain Contributors

R550.00

3 CEUs

    Pain is multidimensional and influenced by a number of factors besides tissue damage.? This section overlaps with the Key Messages and starts to give the reader more information about potential contributors to pain.? You can also view it a little like a myth debunker.? We have information on posture, strength, movement habits, sitting, mechanical deformities, depression, fear and exercise.? Again, each page can be used as an infographic.?

    You can print parts of this section or have your patient read the whole thing.?


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Pain Guidebook:  Section III b - Pain Contributors

R550.00

3 CEUs

    Pain is multidimensional and influenced by a number of factors besides tissue damage.? This section overlaps with the Key Messages and starts to give the reader more information about potential contributors to pain.? You can also view it a little like a myth debunker.? We have information on posture, strength, movement habits, sitting, mechanical deformities, depression, fear and exercise.? Again, each page can be used as an infographic.??

    You can print parts of this section or have your patient read the whole thing.?

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