PHS Level 3a/Biopsychosocial Reframed Pre-Course Prep and Homework

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This course includes

11:36:48 of Course Material (View)
Patient Exercises (View)
Patient Education (View)

The instructors

Carolyn Vandyken (View bio)

Welcome to Biopsychosocial Reframed!

We are thrilled to be part of your biopsychosocial journey. We hope that you are as excited as we are.

You will find the pre-course prep and homework page to the left under Course Materials. Click on view, and you can get started preparing for this course.

All of the resources that you need for this course including your lab book and powerpoints can be found on this homework page.

You will have lifetime access to this material.

You will also be given a two month free trial of Embodia with all of the resources that you learn about on this course.

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Important Information:

Throughout the course, we will be practicing different meditations and movement practices together.

The best way to prescribe these exercises is through purchasing a resource package through Embodia, and then prescribing them through your membership account. Learn more about the Embodia Membership options here. If you have questions about the Embodia Membership please contact Embodia at support@embodiaapp.com

Bon Voyage!

-Carolyn Vandyken

Questions? Please contact Carolyn at carolyn@reframerehab.com

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The instructors

Carolyn Vandyken
BHSc (PT)

Carolyn is the co-owner of Reframe Rehab, a teaching company engaged in breaking down the barriers internationally between pelvic health, orthopaedics and pain science. Carolyn has practiced in orthopaedics and pelvic health for the past 37 years. She is a McKenzie Credentialled physiotherapist (1999), certified in acupuncture (2002), and obtained a certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) in 2017.

Carolyn received the YWCA Women of Distinction award (2004) and the distinguished Education Award from the OPA (2015). Carolyn was recently awarded the Medal of Distinction from the Canadian Physiotherapy Association in 2021 for her work in pelvic health and pain science.

Carolyn has been heavily involved in post-graduate pelvic health education, research in lumbopelvic pain, speaking at numerous international conferences and writing books and chapters for the past twenty years in pelvic health, orthopaedics and pain science.

Course Material included in this course

Pre-Course Prep: Biopsychosocial- It's More Than Just a Buzzword
Welcome and Course Slides
Introduction
Understanding Pain
A New Perspective on Pain
We Are Stuck In The Biomedical Model
Why Do We Need to Know This
How Does This Fit With Our Understanding Of Persistent Pelvic Pain?
Do We Need To Change Our Practice?
Other Videos I Mentioned In This Course
Quiz
Feedback

Week One Homework: Telerehabilitation Assessments
Carolyn Vandyken's Virtual Consult
Carolyn Consult Debrief
Feedback
Motivational Interviewing Demo Video
The Spirit of Motivational Interviewing

Week Two: Lab for Non-Nociceptive Input
Lab for Non-Nociceptive Input

Letters to the Editor- JOSPT
Regarding the Complexity of LBP: Letters to the Editor

Week Two: Pelvic Floor Dysfunction-The Missing Link in Persistent LBP?
Introduction
LBP Study
Pelvic Floor Tenderness
Changes To Our Practice
Questions
Quiz

Week Two: QST and other ideas for assessing and treating central pain mechanisms
How to Measure and Treat Central Sensitization in the Clinic
Slides: How to Measure and Treat Central Sensitization in the Clinic
How to Measure and Treat Central Sensitization in the Clinic
Takeaways
Labels VS Diagnosis
Case Study: Robin
Quantitative Sensory Testing
Clinical Reasoning
Care Framework
Follow-up with Robin
Questions
Conclusion
Feedback