Bridging the Gap Chapter 7: The Somatosensory System

Course overview

This concise, online module teaches clinicians how the nervous system shapes pain, sensation, and movement and how to manipulate sensory input and autonomic state to improve rehabilitation and performance. Topics include somatosensory anatomy (dermatomes, myotomes, viscerotomes), afferent/efferent signaling, peripheral nerve fibers, pain neurophysiology and brain effects, sensory-motor integration, Dynamic Systems Theory, and practical down-regulation techniques (including yoga) for use in clinical programming.