Online Course
Exercise for Musculoskeletal Pain
Learn to prescribe exercise to effectively manage pain

1-1.5 hours

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Nick Rainey
Course instructor

Nick is a physical therapist with a passion for teaching and mentoring and evidence-based management of his patients

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Introduction

The International Association for Study of Pain defines pain as: “An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with, or resembling that associated with, actual or potential tissue damage.” It further states that “pain is always subjective, and each individual learns the application of the word through experiences related to injury in early life. For people experiencing pain, their initial response may be to avoid activity and seek rest. However, as will be discussed in this course, exercise is an effective tool to help manage pain. Yet there is no "one size fits all" to exercise prescription. This course, therefore, provides an overview of the different factors that impact exercise for pain management.

Aims

This course aims to introduce key factors that should be considered when prescribing exercise for pain relief.

Outline

This course is made up of videos, reading, discussions and a final quiz. The course content is split into the following sections:

  1. Video
  2. Reading activity
  3. Quiz

Target audience

This course is aimed at Physiotherapy and Physical Therapy clinicians, students and assistants. Other interested professionals such as athletic trainers, occupational therapists, nurses or medical doctors interested in this subject are also invited to participate.

Practicalities

Availability - this course is online and can be completed on your own schedule.

Hours of Learning - No deadlines are applied to this course and it can be started and completed in your own time according to your personal schedule. We expect the required elements to take around 1-1.5 hours depending on your schedule and learning style. Additionally there are many optional resources provided and if you choose to review these the course could take longer to complete.

Types of Activities - Watching videos, reading, a final quiz and participating in an international discussion forum.

Certificates - At the end of the course, when you have completed all of the required elements, you will be able to download a certificate of completion and 1 Plus points will be added to your personalised learning dashboard.

Requirements to complete this course

In order to complete this course and receive a course completion certificate plus CEUs/CCUs/CPD points you will need to:

  1. Respect the Plus Community Culture.
  2. Log all the required learning activities as complete (represented by the orange icons!).
  3. Actively and appropriately participate in the course discussions.
  4. Pass a final quiz with a score of 80% or more.
  5. Complete a course evaluation form.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course you will be able to:

  • discuss basic principles of exercise prescription for pain management and flexibility
  • identify two pain responses to exercise
  • select an appropriate exercise-related strategy to help relieve pain in a case scenario

Instructor financial and non-financial disclosures

No relevant relationships disclosed by instructor.

Accessibility

For special needs or accommodations please contact us with details of how we can meet your needs.

Featured reviews
This course will give you pause for thought when designing exercises for clients with pain.
Elizabeth Ahern
Physiotherapist
Ireland