Integrated Pain Sciences

Course aim

To provide students with advanced understanding of pain mechanisms, the biological, psychological, behavioural, and social context in which pain emerges, and the clinical assessment, reasoning and management skills required to work with clients with, and at-risk of, persistent pain - including within a multidisciplinary biopsychosocial framework.

Course content

Theories of pain mechanisms; Pain-related clinical reasoning; Epidemiology of persistent pain; theories for persistent pain; Education and self-management of persistent pain; Graded exposure and activity; Psychologically-informed physiotherapy; Integrating pain sciences with manual therapy; Interprofessional roles and approaches in the management of persistent pain.

Textbook(s)

Jones M & Rivett D 2019, Clinical Reasoning in Musculoskeletal Practice, 2nd, Elsevier, Philadelphia, USA

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Online Activities	2 hours x 12 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 12 weeks
Lecture (Online)	1 hour x 12 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Case study, Peer review, Skills demonstration, Test/Quiz

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.