SMARTERehab - Body Imagery & Nociplastic Pain

Cours donné par Sean Gibbons (SMARTERehab). Cours donné en anglais.

Description du cours

There are more options besides addressing Psychology or Pain Physiology Education.

Motor imagery is important for general coordination, motor skill learning, self-management strategies, neuroplasticity and nociplastic pain. The brain needs to know what is happening in the body. It gets this information from sensory feedback and forming complex maps. When this information is deficient the brain will change its behavior to get this information. When it is absent or cannot be processed, nociplastic pain can result. When it is significantly inaccurate, tissue loading and musculoskeletal symptoms can result.

It is our opinion that nociplastic pain is inadequate in fully explaining the diverse range of pain clinical presentations we see. Fundamentally, the current paradigms address sensory hypersensitivity as a key feature of nociplastic pain, however 'sensory hyposensitivity' is not considered. Our research suggests sensory hyposensitivity is a key functional mechanism of nociplastic pain. This manifests as the inability to perform motor imagery.

Understanding Body Imagery and nociplastic pain will help you understand atypical presentations.

Why do patients:

• Have complex, bizarre pain, whole limb pain or paraesthesia?
• Get all their symptoms on one side of their bodies?
• Feel swelling when there isn't any?
• Have disconnected bodily sensations?

On this course we will cover:

• Appropriate subjective history to lead you towards assessing Body Imagery Pain
• The assessment and rehabilitation of Body Imagery Pain
• Pain education for Body Imagery Pain
• Objective measures and questionnaires

You will leave with a clear understanding of how to assess and rehabilitate motor imagery for the performance, motor skill learning, musculoskeletal pain and Body Imagery Pain. We will also cover appropriate starting points, progressions and problem-solving strategies.

This course is suitable for musculoskeletal, sports, neurological, pediatric, vestibular and pelvic health physiotherapists.

Objectifs spécifiques du cours

• Appropriate subjective history to lead you towards assessing Body Imagery Pain
• The assessment and rehabilitation of Body Imagery Pain
• Pain education for Body Imagery Pain
• Objective measures and questionnaires
• Understand how to assess and rehabilitate motor imagery for performance, motor skill learning, musculoskeletal pain and Body Imagery Pain
• Apply appropriate starting points, progressions and problem-solving strategies

Public cible

Physiothérapeutes en musculosquelettique, sport, neurologie, pédiatrie, vestibulaire et santé pelvienne. Cours enseigné en anglais.