Presented by: Dr. Norman Hoffman
A 4-part series discussing the neurologic basis and effective treatment protocols for the most common conditions that present to clinicians’ offices – chronic pain conditions. Scholars will master everything from chronic back pain, fibromyalgia, chronic migraines, chronic fatigue syndrome (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis), irritable bowel syndrome, chronic pelvic pain, neurogenic bladder, chronic TMJ, and more. Recognized by the NIH and US Congress and an emerging set of co-aggregate disorders with common central mechanisms, you will gain deep insights into identifying, examining, diagnosing, and treating this diverse but connected group of conditions.
Mastery of Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions Course Objectives
Provide participants with skills to understand, diagnose, and treat Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions in clinical practice for improved clinical success.
Establish a compendium of history, examination and assessment tools specific to such conditions, using a combination of lecture, and skill demonstration with supervised, hands-on practicums.
Participants will complete the course with “world-class” knowledge encompassing the depth and breadth of the current research base in this field.
Complete formative and summative evaluations to demonstrate skills and knowledge competence.
Topics:
- Review of Parts 1-3
- Define and discuss ME/CFS
- Conditions to rule out
- Outcome assessment tools
- Focal areas of suspected neuroinflammation
- Triggers for ME/CFS
- Viral
- Stressful Life Events
- Dental
- Treatment of comorbidities
- Digestive
- Dysbiosis
- Chronic infections
- Endocrine
- Sleep
- Supplement recommendations
- Glial targets for laser therapy
- Music-induced analgesia and dance as therapy in COPCs
- Vestibular rehabilitation of the cerebellar vermis and COPCs
- Review and Q&A
