Course Information:
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Instructor:
Alex Earl, DC DACRB |
Course Dates:
November 17-18, 2021 |
Location:
Chicago, IL |
About This Event:
This is a course for rehabilitation professionals (and students) looking to refine their understanding to the fundamental principles of working with patients.
Course Description: If you work with PEOPLE, developing a keen understanding of low back pain mechanics in the presence of pain is essential to facilitate optimal outcomes. This 2-day course is designed for practitioners looking to be fast tracked when it comes to transforming the lives of people with low back pain out of the traditional medical model for the treatment of common conditions and back to consistent, healthy & active living. An emphasis will be placed on ruling out red flags, communication strategies, motivational strategies, and an extensive biomechanical analysis as it relates to addressing the current evidence regarding the PERSON in pain (an enactive approach). Common rehabilitation myths, outdated dogma and unsupported claims will be a primary focus of the first half of the course considering that patients often present to our clinics with pre-determined notions of what caused their ailment, in addition to what several other providers have told them to be what could be going on, which oftentimes contradicts the current available evidence for that condition. An example would be the increase in early medical imaging for low back pain, which has been shown to increase healthcare costs and length to full recovery on middle aged adults. This poses a unique set of challenges for modern, evidence-based practitioners that often go under-appreciated and result in patients not "buying in" to your treatment plan.
While this course is not a business course, there are several topics of discussion that overlap between the common motivational interviewing techniques and the sales of our services for patients that seamlessly fit into the patient encounter.
This course is PACE Approved & BOC Approved for chiropractors and athletic trainers, respectively.
Course Description: If you work with PEOPLE, developing a keen understanding of low back pain mechanics in the presence of pain is essential to facilitate optimal outcomes. This 2-day course is designed for practitioners looking to be fast tracked when it comes to transforming the lives of people with low back pain out of the traditional medical model for the treatment of common conditions and back to consistent, healthy & active living. An emphasis will be placed on ruling out red flags, communication strategies, motivational strategies, and an extensive biomechanical analysis as it relates to addressing the current evidence regarding the PERSON in pain (an enactive approach). Common rehabilitation myths, outdated dogma and unsupported claims will be a primary focus of the first half of the course considering that patients often present to our clinics with pre-determined notions of what caused their ailment, in addition to what several other providers have told them to be what could be going on, which oftentimes contradicts the current available evidence for that condition. An example would be the increase in early medical imaging for low back pain, which has been shown to increase healthcare costs and length to full recovery on middle aged adults. This poses a unique set of challenges for modern, evidence-based practitioners that often go under-appreciated and result in patients not "buying in" to your treatment plan.
While this course is not a business course, there are several topics of discussion that overlap between the common motivational interviewing techniques and the sales of our services for patients that seamlessly fit into the patient encounter.
This course is PACE Approved & BOC Approved for chiropractors and athletic trainers, respectively.
Course Objectives Include:
1. Comprehend motivating factors in low back care
2. Addressing the complete elements of the patient in pain.
3. Enhancing patient expectations & compliance for optimal lower back function.
4. Integration of pain mechanisms in progressive rehabilitation exercises.
5. Challenges in healthcare & patient belief systems
6. The modern advancements of physical medicine in low back pain: Time to move on from dogma?
7. Critically assessing treatment interventions & common logical fallacies in fitness and healthcare.
8. Returning to Participation, Returning to Training & Returning to Competition.
9. Tracking patient & client workloads.
10. Tracking patient & client sleep patterns, disturbances and addressing a major issue in health.
11. A systematic approach to the Home Exercise Program (HEP) that is convenient for both provider and patient to implement.
1. Comprehend motivating factors in low back care
2. Addressing the complete elements of the patient in pain.
3. Enhancing patient expectations & compliance for optimal lower back function.
4. Integration of pain mechanisms in progressive rehabilitation exercises.
5. Challenges in healthcare & patient belief systems
6. The modern advancements of physical medicine in low back pain: Time to move on from dogma?
7. Critically assessing treatment interventions & common logical fallacies in fitness and healthcare.
8. Returning to Participation, Returning to Training & Returning to Competition.
9. Tracking patient & client workloads.
10. Tracking patient & client sleep patterns, disturbances and addressing a major issue in health.
11. A systematic approach to the Home Exercise Program (HEP) that is convenient for both provider and patient to implement.
