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.
