Beyond the Diagnosis: A Research Review of Multimodal Lifestyle Approaches to Chronic Pain Management

Course overview

Apply a five-step framework for designing and implementing an individually tailored, multimodal lifestyle intervention for patients with chronic pain. Describe the bidirectional relationship between chronic pain and sleep and stress, and identify evidence-based interventions for each. Explain how value-based goal setting, shared decision-making, and graded activity are used to integrate exercise therapy into chronic pain management. Identify the nutritional factors associated with persistent pain and summarize evidence-based dietary recommendations for chronic pain management.