Physiotherapy Treatment Recommendations for Fibromyalgia

Overview 

This course is the third course in the 'It's Time To Demystify Fibromyalgia' 3-part series by Debbie Patterson.

Treatment for Fibromyalgia has not been very successful for many people until more recently with the publication of the current international guidelines Albert Einstein said, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again yet expecting a different result.”

That is what has happened in the past when we treated Fibromyalgia well-meaning health care professionals treated persistent pain the same way as they treated a recent injury or condition and expected it to respond the same way. But it didn’t. People continued to experience high levels of pain and increasing disability.

Now we know more about our brains and our nervous system. When treatment is directed at changing the pain system that is controlled by the brain, pain can and does decrease, sometimes quite significantly. The suffering can stop and you can help your patients return to activities their enjoy.

Learning Objectives for the It's Time To Demystify Fibromyalgia Series

In this online course series, we will:

• Learn the signs and symptoms that people report with Fibromyalgia. (Module 1)
• Understand the key points of central sensitization. (Module 1)
• Review the pathogenesis of Fibromyalgia based on recent research. (Module 1)
• Learn the recommended assessment and management strategies, including recommendations from the 2012 Canadian guidelines as well as more recent research.
• Review up to date information about the assessment of Fibromyalgia. (Module 1).
• Learn evidence-based treatment approaches. (Modules 2 &3)
• Learn treatment approaches for physiotherapists in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Sleep. (Module 3)

This online course series is clinically relevant and immediately applicable. On checkout you will be presented with the option to purchase this individual course or all 3 courses in the series.

Learning Objectives for Course 3

In this course, Physiotherapy Treatment Recommendations for Fibromyalgia, we will:

1. Review basic concepts of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and the rationale for the use of this clinical tool in physiotherapy treatment.
2. Increase understanding of the science of sleep, sleep regulation and sleep problems with respect to fibromyalgia.
3. Examine four specific assessment tools for the appropriate assessment of sleep as part of physiotherapy treatment.
4. Understand an appropriate physiotherapy treatment intervention for sleep problems for patients with fibromyalgia.
5. Clinically apply the above information in the use of CBT and treatment for sleep problems to a specific case study.

Audience

This course is valuable for all health care providers working with people with Fibromyalgia. This includes physiotherapists, chiropractors, massage therapists, and kinesiologists.