Target Audience

Physicians, nurses, physical therapists, and other healthcare professionals.

Course Description

This class is designed to update attendees on the latest evidence and clinical application of therapeutic neuroscience education for patients in pain. Current best evidence has shown that neuroscience educational strategies utilizing neurobiology and neurophysiology are able to reduce pain, increase function, reduce fear and catastrophization, improve movement and change cognitions and brain activation during pain experiences. Therapeutic neuroscience education changes patient beliefs regarding their pain, thus reducing the threat of pain.

This class will discuss the evolution of therapeutic neuroscience education, why neuroscience education is needed in patient care and, more importantly, the clinical application and implementation of therapeutic neuroscience education for patients with acute, sub-acute and chronic pain. Special features include various metaphors, images, examples and case studies explaining neuroscience to patients in pain. In addition the class will cover clinical issues such as compliance, pacing exercise and activity, incorporation of therapeutic neuroscience education with traditional movement based therapy, billing and insurance reimbursement concerns and delivering therapeutic neuroscience education in busy, time-constrained clinical environments. This class is a must for all professionals dealing with patients in pain.

Agenda

Learning Objectives

1. Discuss the latest evidence for therapeutic neuroscience education.
2. Demonstrate the clinical ability to apply therapeutic neuroscience education to clinical practice with the use of at least one metaphor shared in class.
3. List at least half of the output systems discussed in class and their response in a chronic pain patient.
4. List potential strategies to implement therapeutic neuroscience into clinic practice regarding time, staff, billing and traditional therapeutic treatments.
5. Design a treatment plan for a chronic pain patient based on output system dysfunctions with correct pain neurophysiological reasoning behind the treatment with information provided in the course.

Instructor

Kory Zimney, PT, DPT, CSMT

Kory received a Masters in Physical Therapy from the University of North Dakota in 1994. He completed his transitional DPT from Des Moines University in 2010. Currently he works as an Assistant Professor with the University of South Dakota Physical Therapy Department and maintains clinical practice one day per week with Mercy Business Health Services in Sioux City, IA working with outpatient work related injuries and providing on-site loss prevention services for local businesses. His primary teaching and treatment focus is with evidence-based practice for orthopedic injuries along with client and community health education and therapeutic neuroscience education. Along with patient care he has advanced training in work injury management and ergonomics. Past work experiences have been with various community-based hospitals working in multiple patient care areas of inpatient, skilled rehab, home health, acute rehab, work conditioning/hardening and outpatient. He also was department manager of rehabilitation services at St. Luke’s Health System in Sioux City for eight years. He is an Advanced Credentialed Clinical Instructor through the APTA, Certified Spinal Manual Therapist (CSMT) through International Spine and Pain Institute and has completed Certification in Applied Functional Science (CAFS) through the Gray Institute.

Relevant to the content of this CME activity, Dr. Zimney indicated he has no financial relationships with commercial interest companies to disclose.

Questions

International Spine and Pain Institute
PO Box 232
Story City, IA 50248
888-709-7096
info@ispinstitute.com
https://www.ispinstitute.com/