Evidence In Motion

Online 3-Week Pain Neuroscience Education 

This is a private course for Fairview Rehab Services employees only

Course Date: Online, Self-Directed class.
Two course option dates to choose from: March 3-21st, 2025 or May 5-23rd, 2025. It is a 3-week online course, and this the time frame you have to complete this course. 
 
Audience:  PT, PTA, OT, COTA (Priority will go to MSK and Neuro therapists in a core position). All casual staff interested will be placed on a wait list while we complete registration for Core staff. 
Course Level: Introductory
Location: Online
Contact Hours: 16.5 (EIM will submit the course application to MN Board of PT, please note that the contact hours awarded could potentially be less than 16.5 hours and at this time is pending approval).

 

We will be holding an advanced TNE course early 2026.   The perquisite to the advanced course is completing the TNE I (this course). 

The course CEUs and course certificates will be distributed by ®Evidence in Motion (EIM)

** Cancellation policy for this course:  we will need a 1-week notice if you choose to cancel.  If we do not receive the 1-week notice, a fee of $25 will incur.

Course Description:

The goal of this 3-week online course is to teach clinicians how to integrate Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE) into their clinical practice. Current best evidence has shown that neuroscience educational strategies utilizing neurobiology and neurophysiology can reduce pain, increase function, reduce fear and catastrophizing, improve movement, and change cognitions, and brain activation in people during pain experiences. This class will cover the evolution of PNE, explain why neuroscience education is needed in physical therapy, and teach the foundations of pain neurobiology and neurophysiology. More importantly, participants will learn how to apply and implement PNE within their practice for patients with acute, sub-acute, and chronic pain.

Course Objectives/Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, a successful learner will integrate pain neuroscience education into their clinical practice. They should also be able to:

  • Discuss the need for pain neuroscience education in their clinical practice.
  • Identify factors in their current patient population that may contribute to driving a patient toward the fear or recovery pathway in the Fear-Avoidance Model by Vlayen, et al.
  • Discuss the latest evidence for pain neuroscience education.
  • Identify a clinical scenario in their practice where they had to adjust the level of education to meet the patient/client where they were at and describe how they adjusted their communication.
  • Describe in words what they will say to a patient to teach them that pain is an output rather than an input using the Mature Organism Model from Louis Gifford
  • Articulate an empathetic discussion with a patient/client related to how a “threat” or stressor can influence the pain experience when provided with a clinical scenario.
  • Outline a brief clinical case scenario of a current or past patient/client in which they believe the issue is/was likely driven by a change in ion channel distribution.
  • Explain to a patient/client the role of ion channels in their pain experience.
  • Explain to a patient/client how/why pain spreads.
  • Explain to a patient/client that tissue issues are only part of their pain experience.
  • Discuss how to safeguard their PNE story/message to make sure their patient/client doesn’t jump to the conclusion that their pain is made up.
  • List potential strategies to implement therapeutic neuroscience into clinic practice regarding time, staff, billing, and traditional therapeutic treatments.
  • Describe to their patient/client how pacing and graded exposure are key to recovery when provided with a patient scenario.
  • Extend key concepts of pain neuroscience education to clinical practice with the use of at least one metaphor shared in class.

REGISTER FOR MARCH 3-21, 2025

REGISTER FOR MAY 5-23, 2025