The Future of Chronic Pain Relief: Healing Through the Biopsychosocial Model
Tracking # 20-867121
$30.00
What you'll learn
#1. Learn about The Biopsychosocial Model and review sample case studies to demonstrate why and how this model can be effective for chronic pain relief.
#2. Learn about Gate Control Theory and its relevance to chronic pain.
#3. Explore how The Biopsychosocial Model can be applied in a practical way with complex chronic pain patients or clients.
#4. Learn about Polyvagal Theory and its therapeutic application for patients or clients with complex chronic pain, PTSD, or a history of trauma.
#5. Practice "polyvagal mapping" to help understand the autonomic nervous system and the threat response in the context of patients or clients.
#6. Learn how to assess a patient or client’s autonomic state and review tools to identify whether a patient or client is in a stressed fearful state that can compromise therapeutic interventions.
#7. Explore practices to help shift a patient or client into a physiological state of safety in minimal time to help provide a safe, therapeutic environment.
#8. Demonstrate an understanding of The Biopsychosocial Model, Gate Control Theory, and Polyvagal Theory.
Course overview
This course is designed to help medical providers achieve better outcomes with their chronic pain patients by applying two powerful scientific models that have been studied for decades: The Biopsychosocial Model and Polyvagal Theory. This content covers proven techniques from a holistic, trauma-sensitive perspective to help reduce a patient's dependency on pain pills, injections, or complicated surgeries.
Subject areas
This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.
Alabama State Board of Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Arizona State Board of Physical Therapy
Physical Therapist
Physical Therapy Assistant
Georgia State Board of Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Mississippi State Board of Physical Therapy
Physical Therapist
Physical Therapist Assistant
South Carolina Board of Physical Therapy
Physical Therapist
Physical Therapy Assistant
Disclosure statements
Accreditation of this course does not necessarily imply the FPTA supports the views of the presenter or the sponsors.