Chronic Pain resources

Beyond Opioids: Therapy Strategies to Manage Chronic Pain

June 5, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
Chronic pain presents unique challenges to the rehabilitation professional, oftentimes serving as the primary barrier to functional and meaningful progress. This course will explain the different therapy approaches required for effective chronic pain management, while providing a deeper understanding of how pain is processed in the body.
This content is only available to members.

Understanding Ultrasound

June 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
Do you need help remembering parameters for ultrasound? Do you have patients or students that are curious about how ultrasound works? This document outlines the basics behind ultrasound and general guidelines for treatment parameters.
This content is only available to members.

Should exercises be painful in the management of chronic musculoskeletal pain? A systematic review and meta-analysis (2017)

May 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
Providers who work with people with chronic pain often wonder how much pain to allow during exercise. This resource summarizes findings from a study that sought to answer this question. The authors attempted to find the effect of exercises that allowed pain compared to those that didn’t allow pain for pain, function, and disability by […]
This content is only available to members.

Pain Rules HEP Guide

May 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
This intervention piece is a great tool to give with the initial exercise program. It outlines several different options that the clinician can choose for the patient regarding allowed pain with exercise.
This content is only available to members.

How Important Are Imaging Scans?

January 31, 2022 by Megan Berg.
People with pain frequently undergo imaging scans. These can be useful in the right context, but can also create a lot of anxiety for people who learn they have issues such as “disc degeneration”. This handout is useful to alleviate some of the anxiety that can accompany imaging scans.
This content is only available to members.

Which Came First: The Stress or The Pain?

January 22, 2022 by Megan Berg.
The aim of this presentation is to improve the understanding of physiological and neuroscience mechanisms behind both stress and pain as well as the ways in which they interact, and outline strategies we can use to empower our clients and improve their quality of life and function. As therapists, it is important that we have […]
This content is only available to members.

Chronic Pain: Cognitive Behavioral Approach in Rehabilitation

January 18, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Rehabilitation providers have begun to incorporate pain education into their treatment protocols to influence the patient’s experience, belief, and knowledge to improve their condition and it has shown to be an effective treatment option for the management of chronic pain. The purpose of this course is to familiarize approaches in managing chronic pain.
This content is only available to members.

Barriers to Home-Based Exercise Program Adherence With Chronic Low Back Pain: Patient Expectations Regarding New Technologies (2016)

January 17, 2022 by Megan Berg.
A qualitative interview study was conducted. Semi-structured interviews were conducted in a sample of 29 patients with chronic lower back pain who had been recommended home-based exercise for at least 2 months. The age of the sample ranged from 20-85 years old and 17 of the 29 patients were women.  Multiple individuals participated in the […]
This content is only available to members.

Cognitive-Behavioral-Based Physical Therapy for Patients With Chronic Pain Undergoing Lumbar Spine Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial (2016)

January 17, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Participants undergoing lumbar laminectomy with or without fusion were recruited. To be included participants needed to fulfill the following criteria: undergoing a laminectomy with or without arthrodesis for a lumbar degenerative condition, 21 years of age or older, English speaking, have back and/or lower extremity pain for at least 6 months, no history of neurological […]
This content is only available to members.

Clinical Effects of Deep Cervical Flexor Muscle Activation in Patients with Chronic Neck Pain (2016)

January 17, 2022 by Megan Berg.
A total of 30 participants with chronic neck pain were enrolled in the study. To be included in the study they needed to meet the following criteria: have neck pain lasting >3 months, have a Neck Disability Index (NDI) score of <15 points, have symptoms not exacerbated by exercise, no surgical history, not be taking […]
This content is only available to members.