The Neuroscience of Chronic Pain
Gain insight into how chronic pain is processed in the brain and body, why it persists, and how neuroscience can inform more effective treatment strategies.
You’ll walk away with practical, evidence-based strategies to improve client outcomes, challenge outdated pain models, and refine your approach to treatment.
Plus, you’ll learn on your own schedule, with insights you can immediately apply to your work!
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Welcome
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Chapter 1: Introduction
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Chapter 2: Neuroscientific Foundations
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Lesson 2: Descending Pathways & Sensitization
In this video, we dive into the descending pathway, sensitization, and other contributors to pain that are less well known and understood.
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Lesson 3: Treatment Inputs
In this video, we will be exploring how some of the things that we do for pain relate to the pain diagram that we've been drawing.
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Meet your instructor
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Meet your instructor ✳
Dr. Mark Olson
Dr. Olson is the only neuroscientist who teaches a variety of real-time classes in relational skills, trauma, and pain to people who want to improve their relationships.
By delving into the neuroscientific depths of human psychology, we uncover the hidden truths behind our actions and reactions.
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