by Innovative Admin | Mar 17, 2015 | Training Workshops
There’s a lot of conflicting information out there about the role of passive therapies in effectively treating chronic pain conditions, so this month we thought we’d take a closer look at what it all means to you and your patients. When it comes to effective...
by Innovative Admin | Dec 23, 2014 | Training Workshops
No matter where they might be in their rehab/recovery journey, chronic pain patients can find Christmas to be a challenging time. In particular, it’s a time where re-engaging with everyday tasks can take on a whole lot more meaning. Christmas is often a time when we...
by Innovative Admin | Nov 25, 2014 | Training Workshops
Got your head around where ORPs fit in to the Return to Work landscape? Yes? Nice work! Not so much? No worries, this month we thought we’d fill you in. In the rehab training and outreach that we do with other allied health providers around the country, we’re...
by Innovative Admin | Oct 8, 2014 | Melbourne Events, Training Workshops
If you’re a physiotherapist and you treat chronic pain patients then chances are you’ve been faced with a range of presenting symptoms outside of the straight-up physical. If you’ve ever wondered how best to handle curve-ball issues like the emotional stress and...
by Innovative Admin | Aug 20, 2014 | Training Workshops
For anyone facing an impending surgical procedure, it’s pretty normal to come face-to-face with a range of fears and emotions in the lead-up to the big day. In the context of chronic pain, the prospect of surgery to assist with pain management can sometimes hold the...
by Innovative Admin | Jul 3, 2014 | Training Workshops
This month we wanted to talk about the implications of catastrophic thinking in chronic pain rehab, look at the psychology of pain catastrophizing and explore some of the ways in which you can help your patients to manage it. Catastrophizing has been classified as...