Managing Flare Ups of Chronic Pain in the Inpatient Setting
Provided by Australian Physiotherapy Association
Relevant for: Physiotherapy
About this course
A 1.5-hour lecture on assessing and managing flare-ups of chronic pain in inpatient wards. The session covers how to adapt musculoskeletal and pain assessments and treatments for the ward environment, communicate with patients about chronic pain, and the role of the multidisciplinary care team. It is aimed mainly at physiotherapists working in acute/sub-acute inpatient settings and students.
Topics: chronic paininpatient carepain managementmusculoskeletal assessmentmultidisciplinary care
Techniques: psychologically informed careflare up managementward adapted assessment