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Pain: How it Affects Stability and Movement (.75 Category A CEUs - FREE) Course Instructor: Sue Falsone, PT, MS, SCS, ATC, CSCS, COMT, RYT (this instructor reports no financial or non-financial disclosures) Although most athletic trainers deal with patients who are in pain, very few clinicians understand the complexity of pain perception and the individuality by which it presents itself from patient to patient.  Often, patients of the same gender, around the same age, with the same diagnosis, present very differently when it comes to the amount of pain they are experiencing.  This presents a difficult scenario for the athletic trainer, who may be utilizing past clinical experience to manage a current patient.  Truly understanding the biopsychosocial aspects of pain and understanding the most recent literature on pain sciences will be helpful to the clinical athletic trainer, who is often tasked with helping a patient simply "feel better".   Pain affects movement, so athletic trainers who are attempting to change an athletes' movement patterns first must address the pain perception that can be altering the movement patterns.  Proper modality selection and counseling is a must in order for the athletic trainer to be effective  in the field of pain management. Pain is a multifactorial experience and should be addressed via a comprehensive biopsychosocial intervention model.  Pain and nociceptive stimulation do not go hand in hand, meaning pain can be present in the absence of nociceptive stimulation. Therefore, the clinician needs to understand not only the physical neurology of the sensation of pain, but the emotional, psychological, social, and personal experiences that factor into the creation of pain perception.  With this comprehensive understanding, the clinician should be able to select an appropriate intervention to modulate pain based on the needs of the individual patient The specific objectives for this course include the development of the participant's ability to: Describe reasons why pain presents differently in each patient, even in patients who present with the same diagnosis. Discuss the biopsychosocial aspects of pain. Identify common modalities that are effective for pain modulation. Discuss the mechanisms by which these common modalities potentially work. According to the education levels described by the PDC, this continuing education course is considered to be Advanced Level, and is appropriate for all athletic trainers.

Guidelines for Best Practices in Concussion Management: The Development of Position and Consensus Statements (1.5 Category A CEUs - Free) Course Instructor: Tamara McLeod, PhD, ATC, FNATA (this instructor reports no financial or non-financial disclosures) Although many athletic trainers use clinical practice guidelines, position statements, and consensus statements to identify best practices for the management of various illnesses and injuries, fewer understand the differences between these types of documents and the development process for these documents. This course aims to differentiate between clinical practice guidelines, position statements, and consensus statements and describe the process of how these documents are develop. Using the published documents regarding sport-related concussion, examples between the similarities and differences in recommendations made among these documents will be illustrated. Specifically, focus will be on similarities and differences in diagnosis, prevention, assessment, management, and the use of neurocognitive testing. A discussion of the historical changes in recommendations from Vienna and the 2004 NATA statement through the 2014 NATA statement and the recently released Berlin consensus statement will also be included. The specific objectives for this course include the development of the participant's ability to: Describe the development process for clinical practice guidelines. Differentiate between types of clinical practice guidelines. Discuss the process used to develop the Berlin concussion consensus statement. Identify best practices according to the Berlin concussion consensus statement. Compare recommendations from various statements and guidelines for use in clinical practice. According to the education levels described by the PDC, this continuing education course is considered to be Advanced Level, and is appropriate for all athletic trainers.

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