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A Rehab Science™ Approach to Overcome Pain: Empowering Patients with Practical Strategies for Self-Management and Recovery

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Pain is a multi-dimensional experience that can manifest differently from person to person. So, what’s the optimal approach to treat pain?

It starts with concise education, systematic movements/exercise, and appropriate mindset. Learn how you can turn these simple strategies into a transformational tool for your patients.

Join Dr. Tom Walters, Author and Founder of Rehab Science™ and an accomplished Physical Therapist with over a decade of experience treating musculoskeletal pain and movement disorders.

Dr. Walters will challenge outdates and misconstrued principles of pain management with evidence-based, optimized protocols for healing and recovery.

  • Learn how to progressively load the musculoskeletal system with appropriate levels of input to gradually desensitize pain thresholds
  • Discover graded exposure techniques to reframe pain-avoidance behaviors and overcome fear with movement patterns
  • Adopt a Rehab Science approach to empower your patients with self-management interventions to take control of their pain
  • Unpack the debate of RICE vs. Movement – What’s the optimal approach following injury?
  • Delve into whole-body exercise protocols patients can easily follow to reframe their pain experience

You’ll develop a multi-system clinical framework that champions self-guided pain management through clear education, fine-tuned movement, and graded exercise.

Here's What You'll Learn

How Did We Get Here: Conceptualize Modern Pain Science
  • The Cartesian Model as a starting point
  • A fundamental shift in thinking – pain as an output of the brain neuromatrix
  • Analyzing pain as a survival mechanism
  • Actual or potential damage – can it be both?
  • Sensory and emotional components – How they affect the pain experience
  • Exploring your environment and culture in the context of pain expression
Sensing Through the Pain Loop
  • Review of afferent and efferent pathways in process of sensory input
  • Classification of Pain
    • Mechanical (nociceptive)
    • Neuropathic (nerve)
    • Persistent (chronic)
  • Identifying the point of overlap between pain types
  • Why pain state is not always an accurate representation of physical function
  • Sensor sensitivity and pain expression – how are they related
Building a Greater Pain Threshold
  • Rewiring the neurosignature through neuroplastic interventions
  • Perception vs. tolerance – how does pain catastrophizing inhibit recovery?
  • Introducing the concept of graded exposure
  • Progressive load/resistance as a catalyst for desensitization to stress
  • Clinical language shapes patient perception
    • There are no “bad” movements
    • Focusing on Implementation of exercise/movement
Challenging Outdated Models and False Beliefs
  • Balancing rest & movement – What’s the optimal approach
  • Analyzing RICE model vs. PEACE and Love
  • Exercise prescription – how much, and how soon?
  • Looking beyond the Placebo effect – the Nocebo effect
Empowering Patients with Self-Management Strategies
  • Harness a concise step-by-step blueprint to systematically address injury/pain
    • Reduce pain – address impairments – build capacity
  • Establishing a multi-modal plan of care
    • Soft tissue mobilizations
    • Aerobic activity
    • Mobility & flexibility
    • Resistance Training
  • Strategies for patient adherence with therapeutic protocols
  • The impact of clear and consistent communication

Everything You're Getting

  • More than 2 hours of video content
  • Up to 2.0 CE credits
  • Certificate of completion
  • Handouts and resources

Meet Your Experts

Tom Walters, PT, DPT, OCS

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Dr. Tom Walters is a board-certified orthopedic physical therapist that specializes in the treatment of pain and movement disorders. He is the founder of Rehab Science and dedicates his time to teaching people about human movement, pain, and how to most effectively recover from injury. Besides running his clinical practice, Tom served as a full-time undergraduate kinesiology professor for nine years where he taught human biomechanics, therapeutic exercise, and pain science. Tom received his bachelor’s degree in exercise science from Montana State University and his Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree from Chapman University. Afterwards, he completed a residency in orthopedic manual physical therapy (OMPT) and a fellowship in lower quarter functional biomechanics. You can find more of Tom’s content on Instagram and YouTube (@rehabscience) as well as his website rehabscience.com. Tom lives in Santa Barbara, CA with his wife Kirsten, and their two daughters.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Tom Walters is the founder of Rehab Science Physical Therapy, Inc. He is sponsored by Garmin. Tom Walters receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. All financial relationships with ineligible organizations have been mitigated.
Non-financial: Toma Walters is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association.

 

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Media Type:
Digital Seminar
Product Code:
POS065478
Duration:
2 hours, 26 minutes
Copyright:
Apr 25, 2024
Format:
Audio and Video

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