Know pain: treating patients with chronic pain

At the beginning of August this year, a webinar was held on the treatment of patients with chronic pain, led by PT, MSc, Mike Stewart (UK), a certified physiotherapist with more than 20 years of practical experience working with patients with chronic pain.

A renowned lecturer in Europe and worldwide, he regularly works with world-class athletes and advises the International Olympic Committee on pain management.

- Understanding current evidence in relation to patient education, promotion and empowerment through collaborative models

- Understanding categorical and contextual thinking and how it can help or hinder physiotherapists and patients in arguing about pain

- Understanding practical, interactive metaphors to help understand the complexity of long-term potentiation and central sensitization

- Explore the meaning and current evidence related to social validation of pain

- Group discussion and problem-based learning activity to help participants answer the question: "Is my pain all in my head?"

- Understanding how the brain learns using Hebbian learning and how to apply this in clinical practice

- Evidence-based review of best practices in communication and things to avoid

- Practical interactive experiments to help participants develop communication skills

- Practical exploration of cognitive-behavioral therapy with examples of its application in physical therapy

- Acceptance and commitment (ACBT)