Pain Revolution
This series of three one-hour live lessons (which are also recorded) will give you:
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a deeper insight into the nature of pain
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some scientific background of the workings of nerves and immune cells relative to pain
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a new language around pain
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practical methods that can guide a client beyond the ‘stuck alarm’
COURSE CONTENT
PART I
What is Pain?
In this first lesson, Steve provides with a much wider definition of pain than we might have been holding. An understanding of the true nature of pain is crucial for any attempt to help those who suffer from it. You will learn about:
- Paradigms and belief systems
- Suffering
- Pain is a perception not a sensation
- Pain is an output not an input
- Pain is protective feeling
- Pain is complex and much more than ‘issues in the tissues’
- Pain emerges when your brain has credible evidence of danger
PART II
How nerves and immune cells work
The next step in building a foundation for understanding pain is a good insight into the workings of the nerves and immune cells in the body. This lesson covers:
- Danger signals not pain signals
- Threat perception
- Brief overview of how the brain works
- Being sensitive and our fluid chemical soup
- Danger signals from immune cells
- Inflammation and stress as outputs to protect
PART III
How to talk about pain
Assessing and working with pain patients requires adequate language. Only the patient or client knows what it really feels like to them. We as practitioners can help the client to talk about their pain in a way that points towards improvement. In this last lesson, Steve discusses:
- Listening to their story
- Danger messages versus Safety messages
- Not a broken machine, not permanently damaged
- Sensitivity and adaptability
- Keep moving, keep feeling, keep de-stressing
- Reframing
Watch Course Introduction
If you have any questions regarding this course, please contact us.