Chronic Pain Management

Materials

• Manual - 27 pages
• Multiple-choice test
• Certificate upon completion

Description

To study pain and its alleviation is to journey into the relationships between the body, mind and spirit. Get a quick review of the most essential points all massage therapists need to know to be more grounded, compassionate and effective in their work with people in chronic pain.

In this course, you will learn:

• how a client's mind, body and spirit can affect their relationship with chronic pain
• the key neurological elements involved in chronic pain
• the "relaxation response" and why it's useful in chronic pain management
• pain regulation therapies and their possible benefits for clients in chronic pain
• the primary relationship between nutrition and chronic pain

Course Objectives

• Describe how a client's mind, body and spirit can affect their relationship with chronic pain.
• Identify the key neurological elements involved in chronic pain.
• Define "relaxation response" and why it's useful in chronic pain management.
• List a variety of pain regulation therapies and their possible benefits for clients in chronic pain.
• Describe the primary relationship between nutrition and chronic pain.

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Instructors

Sharon Burch, MSN, RN, NCTMB

Sharon Burch holds a Masters Degree in Nursing and has been practicing as a nurse since 1974. She is currently a Registered Nurse in the state of Arkansas. Additionally, Ms. Burch studied under many of today's leaders in massage therapy and bodywork during the 1980s, became Nationally Certified through the NCBTMB in 1993 and holds a professional membership with the AMTA.

As founder of Health Positive!, Ms. Burch has created over 60 home study nursing and massage continuing education programs, performed over 65 public, live educational presentations, has written two published books, served as a member on the NCBTMB Continuing Education committee and was a founding member of the National Association of Nurse Massage Therapists.

Sharon is an instructor on many of the Institute's programs and has authored and co-authored various ethics courses and additional titles such as Touch for the Seriously Ill, Stress Reduction Through Bodywork, Staying Well – Naturally, Cardiopulmonary Health and Illness, Chronic Pain Management, Marketing Massage in Four Easy Steps, Preventing Medical Errors, HIV Update for Massage Therapists and Bodyworkers, Understanding HIV, Massage for Edema and more.