Understanding Chronic Pain – 3 hour ZOOM interactive class
Course Description: Pain is a global health problem. One in five people suffer with pain every year. One in ten people experience chronic pain every year. The annual costs of treating pain are greater than the costs of treating cancer, heart disease and diabetes combined. 43% of Americans receiving massage reported they did so for health conditions such as pain management, injury rehabilitation, migraine control, or overall wellness. 88% of massage consumers agree that massage can be effective in reducing pain.
Chronic Pain is very different from acute Pain and presents unique challenges for both the patient and the treating therapist. Chronic Pain is defined as pain that has not abated after 6 months, however it could have been continuing for several years. Patients may be taking a number of medications and coping with losses in relation to their job, family, other health problems, social identity, loss of positive experiences. This class presents options for working with this population who often don’t receive the consistent care that they need.
Chronic pain has its own unique physiology and symptom picture. Treatment goals aim to reduce problematic symptoms and improve quality of life. Once goals are identified, optimum treatment techniques, hydrotherapy and self-care suggestions can follow. Massage therapists who complete this class will able to incorporate critical thinking to determine treatment goals for chronic pain patients. Armed with solid information and together with patient input, therapists are better prepared to figure out what will be most helpful for their individual clients. To purchase this online class for 4 or more people, and obtain the Zoom link for this class, each student will want to CLICK HERE.