This course is suitable for physiotherapists and health professionals who want to improve their understanding of pain, its definition, types and mechanisms. In this comprehensive online module, Dr Tracey Pons, a Specialist Physiotherapist in Pain assessment and management, talks about these issues and more. The online module consists of pre-reading articles, a video presentation and a quiz.
In this course we will cover:
• The definition of pain.
• Nociception and the protective mechanism normal resting state.
• Nocifensive behaviour.
• The transition of acute to persistent pain.
• Two take home applications.
Learning Activities
• 4 pre-reading articles
• Video presentation
• Quiz
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this module, you will be able to:
• Understand the definition for the pain experience.
• List factors involved with nociception.
• Understand the normal resting state of the protective mechanism.
• Describe factors involved with Nocifensive behaviour.
• List and describe factors involved with sensitisation of the protective mechanism.
• List the factors that may contribute in the transition of acute to persistent pain
• Be able to apply 2 take home clinical applications.
Instructor
Dr Tracey Pons, PhD, NZRPS
NZ Registered Specialist Physiotherapist (Pain)
Tracey originates from South Africa and now works in her own private physiotherapy practice in North Canterbury in New Zealand where she was registered as a Physiotherapy Pain Specialist in 2016. She was awarded a Master of Health Sciences, with distinction, in 2012. In 2016 she was awarded runner up for the New Zealand Pain Society Broadfoot award with her research in pain. In May 2019 she graduated with her PhD from the University of Otago where she undertook a longitudinal study looking at Physiotherapy outcomes for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome across the South Island of New Zealand.
Tracey has a passionate commitment to understanding persistent pain for all age groups; encouraging the collaboration between physiotherapists towards the management of pain. Tracey has presented at many local and international conferences about her research in persistent pain; has seven international journal publications and one, currently, under review.
Link to CV: https://musculoskeletal.courses/images/pdf/PonsTracey_CV_2019_September.pdf
Link to Tracey’s website: http://www.paintherapy.co.nz/
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