Cognitive Functional Therapy - An Integrated Treatment Approach For Persistent Pain
Cognitive Functional Therapy - An Integrated Treatment Approach For Persistent Pain
This course includes
The instructors
Overview
Kieran O'Sullivan is one of the international researchers who worked intensively together with Prof. Peter O’Sullivan to develop the ‘Cognitive Functional Therapy (CFT) intervention.
CFT is an approach to the management of pain disorders that considers factors across the biopsychosocial spectrum that contribute to the development and maintenance of a pain disorder. It provides a logical framework allowing skilled clinicians to both diagnose, triage, and target management where appropriate.
CFT integrates cognitive strategies and functional rehabilitation to change provocative movement and cognitive behaviors that provoke and maintain pain.
This approach has been developed through a combination of synthesis of contemporary scientific literature and a body of original research led by Prof Peter O’Sullivan and a collaborative team of international researchers. There is emerging evidence that the CFT approach provides better clinical outcomes than the current best clinical practice in the management of non-specific chronic spinal pain.
This talk will outline the rationale of CFT, provide an overview of the available evidence and outline current challenges and similar approaches.
Dr. Kieran O’Sullivan offers another on-demand course available on Embodia titled 'Contemporary Management of Persistent Low Back Pain'. On checkout you will be offered the option to purchase this course alone, or both courses together.
Learning Objectives
In this online course, we will:
- Explore the intricate mechanisms underlying pain from multiple perspectives.
- Develop a dynamic clinical approach to deciphering low back pain disorders through reasoning.
- Delve into advanced techniques for assessing pain behaviors in clinical settings.
- Innovate management strategies to significantly alleviate persistent pain using cutting-edge Cognitive Functional Therapy techniques.
- Evaluate compelling evidence both supporting and challenging the effectiveness of Cognitive Functional Therapy in treating low back pain.
- Illustrate real-world applications of integrating Cognitive Functional Therapy into clinical practice to enhance patient outcomes.
Audience
This course is beneficial for all health care professionals who treat patients with persistent pain, including physiotherapists, physiotherapy assistants, and chiropractors.
The instructors
The Pain Science Division is a special interest group of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association that serves physiotherapists who have an interest in better understanding and managing pain and in connecting with likeminded clinicians, educators and researchers. The mission of the Pain Science Division is to: Foster connections and collaborations between clinicians, educators and researchers interested in pain and physiotherapy, facilitate the bidirectional translation of knowledge between pain research and clinical practice and integrate the professional interests of Canadian physiotherapists within national and international pain networks.
The PSD wants to help advance the level of pain education across the country. Pain is a multi-faceted and complex experience that warrants careful consideration and reflection by both entry-level students and experienced clinicians. Our goal is to address this issue from a multi-pronged perspective. In addition to providing clinicians with opportunities for professional development we also want to be in close communication with university-level educators and clinical specialization regulators.
PhD
Dr. Kieran O’Sullivan graduated from University College Dublin in 1999. In 2004 he completed an MSc in Manipulative Therapy at Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia. In 2008 he was awarded specialist member status by the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists. He joined the University of Limerick in 2005.
Kieran’s research interests are musculoskeletal pain and injury and specifically low back pain. He completed his PhD on low back pain in 2012, funded by the Health Research Board. From 2016-2019, he moved to Qatar to direct the spinal pain centre at Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, a Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and International Olympic Committee (IOC) accredited centre. He returned to the University of Limerick in 2019. He is currently involved in several research projects relating to musculoskeletal pain, nationally and internationally.
Kieran is currently the national director of professional development for the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists. He was awarded the President’s Award for research excellence and impact at UL in 2021.
Material included in this course
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Cognitive Functional Therapy (CFT): An Integrated Treatment Approach For Persistent Pain
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Welcome and Slides
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Pyscho-Social Factors
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Physical Factors
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Clinical Assessment
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Management Options
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Conclusion
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Questions Pt1
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Questions Pt2
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Quiz
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References/Additional Resources
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What’s Next
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Feedback