Occupational Therapy and Chronic Pain Management: HSD

Course overview

This course will highlight biopsychosocial approaches to chronic pain management and examine the interaction and relationship between physical, functional, and emotional factors affecting individuals with hypermobility spectrum disorders. Intervention strategies using the biopsychosocial approach will be presented, detailing how to address the multifactorial nature of chronic pain conditions. This course will describe a framework that can be applied when working with individuals with chronic pain in various settings. It will be beneficial and most applicable to nurses, occupational therapists, and physical therapists who are working with individuals with chronic pain in acute care, inpatient rehabilitation, long-term care, home health, and outpatient settings.