presented by Adriaan Louw, PT, PhD
Financial: Adriaan Louw publishes books on pain and receive an honorarium for the sales. He co-owns and teaches for a seminar company offering continuing education for healthcare providers. Adriaan is a technical consultant for a pain science virtual reality company from which he receives royalties. He also receives compensation from MedBridge for this course. There is no financial interest beyond the production of this course. Nonfinancial: Adriaan Louw has no competing nonfinancial interests or relationships with regard to the content presented in this course.
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Adriaan Louw, PT, PhD
Adriaan earned his undergraduate, master's degree and PhD in physiotherapy from the University of Stellenbosch in Cape Town, South Africa. He is an adjunct faculty member at St. Ambrose University and the University of Nevada Las Vegas, teaching pain science. Adriaan has taught throughout the US and internationally for 25 years at numerous national and…
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1. Pain: Input Mechanisms
This chapter will discuss the role of the peripheral and central nervous systems in the pain experience. Students will learn about nociception, pain versus injury, and ion channel expression and development.
2. Pain Processing Mechanisms
This chapter will cover central sensitization, including nociplastic changes seen in the brain in patients who have persistent pain. It will also discuss the clinical presentation of central sensitization, including the influence of the environment on the pain experience.
3. Clinician Perspective: Pain Neuromatrix
This chapter will discuss the pain neuromatrix in very practical terms: the evolution of the pain neuromatrix, the limitations of the pain neuromatrix, and, most importantly, implications for the clinician. Personal examples will be shared to enable learners to apply concepts immediately to their clinical practice.
4. Pain: Output Mechanisms
This chapter will discuss the mechanisms of stress biology and pain. Endogenous analgesia inhibition and facilitation, as well as the implications of the placebo effect, will be covered.
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