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Chronic Pain E-Guide

Knowledge can heal

Chronic pain effects a huge portion of society. Learn how to determine whether your pain has a mental health aspect, assess severity, explore potential causes, and separate fact from fiction when it comes to medication versus psychological treatments.

Course curriculum

1

Key Components
- Introduction
- Symptoms
- Clinical Presentation
- Prevalence
- Measurement
- Short Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ)
- Chronic Pain Severity Rating Scale
2

Causes
- Introduction
- Causes of Chronic Pain Rating Form
- Genetics
- Psychological
- Pain Signals
- Central Sensitization
- Connectivity
- Neural Networks
3

Treatment Methods
- Introduction
- Treatments for Chronic Pain Rating Form
- Medication
- Anticonvulsants
- Antidepressants
- Benzodiazepines
- Botulinum
- Cannabinoids
- Opioids
- Acupuncture
- Biofeedback
- Exercise
- Massage
- Psychotherapy
- Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS)
- Alternative therapies
4

Summary
- What's Next?
- References

Dr. Robert Shepherd, Psychologist

Myndplan

My office

Beaver Valley

Ontario, Canada