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Integrated Chronic Pain Management from Robert Umlauf

Integrated Chronic Pain Management Mental Health Interventions that Counteract Opiate Addiction from Robert Umlauf

Faculty:Robert Umlauf

Duration:5 Hours 48 Minutes | Format:Audio and Video

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Outline:

NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL FACTORS, EXPERIENCES, AND PAIN BEHAVIORS IN CHRONIC PAIN

How long after onset and what kind of pain are involved
Pain nociception and the egg
Pain’s psychophysiology as a perception
Acute versus chronic pain is symbolized by the smoke alarm.
Autonomic systems and the effectiveness of training
Suffering versus Pain
past indicators of the emergence of chronic pain syndromes

USE OF OPIDATES IN THE USA

History of the pain clinic and the trend towards more opiate prescriptions
What drives the desire for more prescriptions?
CDC prescription guidelines for opioids
Deaths from opiate overdoses and addiction
tools for identifying potential opiate abuse

LIMITS AND CONCERNS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT IN PAIN POPULATIONS WITH VARIOUS DIAGNOSES

Tests used and their limitations
MMPI-2-RF
BBHI-2\sCES-D\sBDI
Further examinations
Interview questions for admission
Coordination of primary care: a method for working with other professionals
Tools to evaluate and deal with mental processes that make pain worse

Interventions: Pain patients need skills; talk therapy is insufficient.

Adapt CBT and ACT to control your mood and set goals.
Other treatments
To inform: “Harm Alarm” change perceptions
Self-control: incorporating mindfulness
Biofeedback: easy methods ANYONE may utilize
Reframing the mind to manage pain
PACE: including behavioral monitoring and self-regulation scales
Motivational interviewing modifications for treating chronic pain
Sarno’s model for healing the past
Sleep
Tools for behavior
sleeping well
restriction of sleep
external variables
Pain management apps
B2R Pedometer

ADVANCED OPTIONS

Integrated and Alternative Medicine
modern medical breakthroughs in pain management
Antidepressants and psychostimulants
SNRIs: initial line
Sleep and low-dose TCAs: proceed with caution!
Don’t go to the Benzo’s!
Evidence-based advice on diet, supplements, and nutrition
NIH consensus conference data on acupuncture
Results heavily depend on the provider’s skill.
MRI data and typical healing pathways
Practical Options
Exercise, physical therapy, and rehabilitation
therapies such as manipulation, osteopathy, and chiropractic
therapies such as deep tissue massage
Rolfing, Craniosacral, Myofascial Release, dry needle, etc. are additional modalities.

FEATURE NEW SKILLS

self-control training
lab for biofeedback
Disprove the myth of catastrophic pain.

Description:

A Crucial Front in the 21st Century Opioid Epidemic is Pain Management

The patients we see in our offices on a daily basis are more prone to falling into the risky trap of opioid dependency because they have a history of mental illness and/or substance abuse, both of which are high risk factors for opioid addiction. Doctors and their patients are actively looking for alternatives to opioids to treat pain as reports of addiction and fatalities related to these drugs are on the rise. Behavioral health professionals are uniquely positioned to fight opioid addiction by assisting clients in learning to manage their chronic pain without pills because of our training in the assessment and treatment of mental illnesses and addictions. Many of us, though, believe that we lack the skills and knowledge necessary to handle the very real difficulties involved in treating patients who are suffering from chronic pain.

Dr. Robert Umlauf, who has more than 30 years of experience treating physical pain, will prepare you for working effectively with clients who are either at risk of becoming addicted to opioids or who are already there. The neurophysiological, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral factors involved in the emergence of chronic pain syndrome will be added to your assessment repertoire with his assistance. You’ll discover how to apply particular self-control and behavioral activation techniques that can improve how any client manages pain. In addition, Dr. Umlauf will discuss cutting-edge medical research, complementary therapies, the effects of diet and nutrition, and successful evidence-based treatments. He uses highly interactive, practical lessons to teach various multidisciplinary pain management strategies.

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