You've done the coursework and put in the reps with real clients, but some of them still aren't getting well consistently. You do proper assessments, your hands-on skills are solid, and yet clients continue to struggle with acute and chronic pain that has no clear cause.
Beyond Pain Education integrates manual modalities, movement, and pain science education with psychological interventions including Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) and Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET) — so you can help the people who haven't responded to anything else.
Course objectives
- Understand the paradigm shift in our profession and in the scope of pain science
- Learn modern neurophysiology of pain from a medical and psychological perspective
- Explore the concept of therapeutic alliance in healing professions
- Structure your clinical exam based on a modern understanding of the neurophysiology
- Learn methods of reducing fear that go beyond basic cognitively oriented PNE+
- Build fear reduction strategies into your psycho-education and manual interventions
- Learn pain reprocessing strategies and integrate them with your other modalities
- Integrate emotional processing strategies into your clinical practice
Who this course is for
For any clinician, coach, or provider who works with pain and other chronic symptoms — including Physical Therapists, Chiropractors, Acupuncturists, Massage Therapists, Rolfers, and Movement Specialists. Physicians, Psychologists, Social Workers, and Nutritionists are also welcome, as are people with pain who are interested in a mind/body approach. Sliding scale options are available for non-clinicians.
What's included
Six months of clinical consultation is included in the cost of the course: six monthly hour-long group consult calls via Zoom, facilitated by Charlie Merrill.
Pre-course reading
- Explain Pain — NOI Group
- Unlearn Your Pain or Hidden From View — Howard Schubiner
- The Way Out — Alan Gordon
Continuing education credits
This course has been approved by the Colorado APTA for 24 hours of Category 1 credits. Out-of-state attendees can easily submit this course to their state's professional organization for CEUs.
Refund policy
We'll refund your course fees in the first 30 days if you aren't satisfied.
Your instructors
Charlie Merrill, MSPT is the owner of Merrill Performance in Boulder, CO, where he's practiced, mentored, and taught manual therapy for 23 years. He uses a mind-body approach to treat primary pain and works with some of the best runners, cyclists, rock climbers, and CrossFitters in the world. Charlie consults with Lin Health, a digital health company aimed at scaling and expanding access to evidence-based pain care. He is the co-developer of this course and a competitive masters athlete in multiple disciplines.
Howard Schubiner, MD is the director of the Mind Body Medicine Program at Providence Hospital in Southfield, Michigan, and a clinical professor at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. He is the author of Unlearn Your Pain, Unlearn Your Anxiety and Depression, Hidden From View, and the Diagnostic Guide for Psychophysiologic Disorders, and co-founder of the Psychophysiologic Disorders Association (PPDA). He published a groundbreaking study (Ashar et al, JAMA Psychiatry, 2021) on novel psychological interventions for chronic low back pain and is featured in the film This Might Hurt.
Questions?
Contact Charlie Merrill at 303.717.8351 or Charlie@Mperformance.com.