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Explain Pain

Thank you for your interest in a NOI course. With a blend of neuroscience, best evidence and clinical expertise, new and old injuries and associated brain changes can be treated rather than merely managed. We are constantly updating our course materials to accommodate the latest research and clinical thought. We are pleased to offer you the opportunity to attend these courses with our hand-picked and trained world-class instructors. Welcome to the pain sciences revolution! Dr David Butler, Director NOI

Course description The Explain Pain course is based on David Butler and Lorimer Moseley’s book of the same name. The presenter will help you understand how the pain system works when there are injured tissues and nerves, and what happens in the brain in relation to pain experiences. You will also hear about the impact of stress in relation to pain. The seminar is delivered in a way in which any professional working with patients or clients in pain can utilize. Neuroscience can be fun. You’ll be introduced to the newest knowledge about pain ‘neurotags’, ‘brain ignition nodes’, zinging and zapping nerves, smudging in the brain and backfiring nerves. You will learn about how the immune, sympathetic and cortisol systems can be critical in pain experiences. The provision of pain knowledge to patients is an effective evidence based treatment tool. Patients can understand far more than most health professionals realize. The therapeutic tools taught on this course are educating patients about how they can use their pain in an effective way, even if it is ‘in their head’, graded exposure to stimuli which evoke pain and also included are virtual body exercises - exercise your synapses not just your muscles.

Course objectives 1. To expand the clinical framework of rehabilitation via the paradigms of

neuromatrix and pain mechanisms 2. To teach biologically based pain management skills under a framework

of the sciences of clinical reasoning and evidence from clinical trials, neurobiology and education research

3. To reconceptualize pain in terms of modern neuroscience and philosophy 4. To stimulate an urgent reappraisal of current thinking in rehabilitation,

with benefits for all stakeholders in clinical outcomes - the patient, the therapist, the referrer and the payer

5. To teach the core pain management skills of neuroscience education.

Enhancing your course outcomes A strength of the Explain Pain course is that participants come from many professions, so come with an open mind. Pre-reading the Explain Pain book would also be ideal [ISBN: 978-0-9750910-0-5] Other recommended reading: Moseley GL et al 2004 A RCT of intensive neurophysiology education in chronic low back pain. Clinical Journal of Pain 20:324-330

An interactive two-day seminar with Robert Johnson Northern Vermont, USA | March 5-6, 2016 Venue Central Vermont Medical Center Cost Per individual – USD $550.00

Early Bird Registration** Register no later than January 24 , 2016 - USD $495

Corporate group* 10% discount Corporate group* 10% discount *3 simultaneous registrations from one organization

Registration is open to: Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and Physicians (MD or DO) only– appropriate qualifications and experience are applicable, check with your course host. CEU’s are approved for physical therapists only. NOI courses include patient education as an evidence-based treatment tool, and are supported by quality workbooks, graphics and post course web involvement. To register or for more information: Contact your course host via the details above or by completing and forwarding the form overleaf along with your credit card details or check made payable to NOI Americas. You can also convey your interest online via www.noigroup.com/courses

Course instructor Robert D Johnson, DPT, MS, OCS, is owner / Clinical Director of Achieve Orthopedic Rehabilitation in Chicago, Illinois. Bob is a Board Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist, American Physical Therapy Association and is very active in post-professional education of physical therapists locally, nationally and internationally. His clinical interests include spinal dysfunction, acute and chronic neuropathic pain syndromes and manual therapy. Bob has been a ‘nerve head’ for a really long time and has taught with David Butler and the NOI team since 1999.

Course Program (course programs may have regional variations)

DAY 1 – 8:30am to 5:00pm, registration 8:30 to 9:00am x Conceptual change and the biopsychosocial approach x How does the nervous system work? x Narratives from Neuroscience

1. Tissue issues, nociception and pain. 2. “I have got a pinched nerve” 3. “It’s all in your head”

DAY TWO – 9:00am to 4:00pm • Narratives from neuroscience

4. “Perturbations in homeostasis” • Therapeutic neuroscience education • Biologically based graded exposure (pacing) • Virtual body exercises

NOI Americas d.b.a NOI US, 100 E. Walton #700, Chicago, IL 60611 Toll-free 888.960.6540 F 312.642.3966 E noius@noigroup.com

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COURSE Explain Pain LOCATION Northern Vermont

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Participant Cancellation: If written notification of cancellation is received to NOI Americas d.b.a NOI US seven (7) business days prior to the course date, the participant may receive a letter of credit for the full amount, substitute someone in their place, or transfer to another course (within NOI Americas d.b.a NOI US) within 12 months of the cancellation without penalty. No monies will be refunded for cancellations received within six (6) business days. If the participant registered using a letter of credit, or if the participant has been transferred from another course, and the participant cancels, no amount can be transferred from another course, and no other letter of credit will be issued. All credits are forfeited. No money or credit will be issues for ‘no shows’ at the course, nor for cancellation any time after the course start date.