Program
1. Models of pain understanding
1.1. Evolution of models
1.2. Neurophysiology of nociception
1.3. Pain modulation systems
1.4. Pain as a multidimensional experience
2. Clinical aspects of pain
2.1. Types and classification of pain
2.2. Processes and mechanisms of peripheral and central sensitization
2.3. Differential diagnosis of the main systemic conditions in the MSk context
2.4. Assessment of the person in pain – Complexity and risk in the value chain
2.5. Clinical reasoning based on clinical cases: subjective examination practice and physical examination planning
3. Intervention in pain/movement in Physical Therapy
3.1. Manual therapy for pain considering the evidence
3.2. Exercise for pain considering the evidence
3.3. Education for movement/communication centred on the person with pain
3.4. Clinical reasoning based on clinical cases
Internship(s)
NAO