Topic: The Transition from Acute to Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: Implications for Physical Therapy Management

Schedule: Time: Activity: Time allotted: Type of activity: Equipment 9:00 Welcome and Introductions 15 minutes ---

9:15 Musculoskeletal Pain: an epidemic 15 minutes lecture

9:30 Mechanisms of Pain 30 minutes lecture

10:00 Algometry: assmt of deep tissue pain 20 minutes lab algometers

10:20 Impaired pain inhibition 15 minutes lecture

10:35 Conditioned pain modulation 25 minutes lab algmtrs, BP cff, Ice H2O

11:00 Break 15 minutes

11:15 Clinical Measurement of Pain 30 minutes lecture

11:45 Use of a pain diagram in clin practice 45 minutes lab pain diagrams

12:30 Lunch 60 minutes

1:30 Quantitative Sensory Testing 25 minutes lecture

1:55 Quantitative Sensory Testing 20 minutes lab

2:15 Transition from acute injury to CP 20 minutes lecture

Modulation of central sensitization

2:35 Psychological Aspects of Pain 30 minutes lecture

3:05 Using pain education to decrease pain 20 min lab

3:25 Manual Therapy Induced Analgesia 20 minutes lecture

3:40 Break 15 minutes

3:55 Manual Therapy Induced Analgesia Lab 20 minutes lab

4:15 Exercise Induced Analgesia 20 minutes lecture

4:35 Exercise Induced Analgesia Lab 20 minutes lab

4:50 Electrical Stimulation 15 minutes lecture

5:05 Electrical Stimulation induced Analgesia Lab 15 minutes lab

5:20 Conclusions – Final wrap – up 10 min