Mindfulness Training a Proven Factor in Treating Chronic Pain
People suffering with persistent pain are among the most difficult clients for providers to successfully treat. A recent report by the National Institutes of Health describes chronic pain as a major national health challenge and identifies the resulting costs of medical care and lost productivity to be as high as $635 billion a year. This course introduces participants to mindful awareness and provides the latest research on the role of mindfulness training in the treatment of pain. Learn how to explain pain and the benefits of mindful awareness to clients in simple language. Walk away with practical, mindfulness-based treatment tools and pain self-management strategies to offer your clients.
Course Content
A. Mindfulness
1. Origins
2. Definition
B. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
1. History
2. Program content
C. Research on Mindfulness-Based Interventions in Pain Treatment
D. How Does Mindfulness Work?
1. Attention regulation
2. Body awareness
3. Emotional regulation
4. Change in perspective of self
E. Explaining Pain to Clients
F. Introducing Mindfulness to Clients in Pain
1. Pain = sensation + your reaction
2. Mindful observation of physical, cognitive, and emotional reactions
3. Mindfulness-based tips
4. Online resources and book recommendations
G. Case Study
1. 38 y/o man c/o 4 year history of chronic neck, upper back, and UE pain that became more severe in past 2 years
2. Previous treatments - combination of PT, chiropractic, and massage
3. Mindfulness education and treatments
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CAROLYN McMANUS, PT, MS, MA, has specialized in the care of people in chronic pain for over 30 years. She is on staff in the Outpatient Rehabilitation Department at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, Washington where she has taught Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) to patients with chronic pain since 1998. In addition, Ms. McManus is a research associate at the VA Puget Sound Health Care System where she teaches meditation courses to veterans suffering from a range of chronic health conditions, including chronic pain. She holds Master's degrees in physical therapy from Duke University and in psychology from Antioch University. She has practiced mindfulness meditation for over 30 years and completed an advanced MBSR Teacher Training Program through the University of Massachusetts Center for Mindfulness.
Her recent publications include: "A Practical Guide to Integrating Behavioral and Psychologically Informed Approaches into Physical Therapist Management of Patients with Chronic Pain" in Orthopedic Physical Therapy Practice, Jan. 2015; "Loving Kindness Meditation and the Broad-and-Build Theory of Positive Emotions" in Medical Care, Dec. 2014; and "Loving Kindness Meditation for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder" in the Journal of Traumatic Stress, Aug. 2013. Ms. McManus is a national speaker with recent presentations at the American Physical Therapy Association's National and Combined Sections Conferences. She is a member of the International Association for the Study of Pain, American Academy of Pain Management, and the Pain Management Special Interest Group of the Orthopedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association.
Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants, Nurses, Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners, Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors
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