PTH611 Pain Science

This 2-credit course is designed to enhance students' knowledge of the advances in the pain sciences and to provide them with the biopsychosocial assessment and management tools necessary to treat various pain types and conditions across the lifespan and continuum of care. The main topics explored in this course include: 1) pain neuroscience—the main mechanisms underlying the pain experience (including anatomy and physiology) 2) pain assessment utilizing a translational understanding of the main pain mechanisms and standardized assessment tools, 3)individualized management of pain across the lifespan and continuums of care, 4) interprofessional/interdisciplinary management of pain, and 5) the management of various complex pain conditions frequently encountered by physical therapists. Prerequisite: Successful completion of prior coursework.