Know Pain - A Practical Guide To Developing Your Patient Education Skills

The Problem

Why do some patients understand information about pain and others don’t? How do we get more patients interested in managing their pain? Do you feel disillusioned about your PT role as a “fixer” of the patients’ problems?

Research shows there is a mismatch between what people in pain need and what healthcare professionals are equipped to provide.

Pain is complex, education is complex, practice is complex!

In 1989, a group of economists published a study that coined the term “curse of knowledge.” They describe this curse as a cognitive bias that makes it difficult for those who know the answer to a problem to think about the problem from the perspective of someone who doesn’t. 

What does this have to do with physiotherapy? Well, are your patients understanding what you’re teaching them when it comes to pain management? Do they seem motivated to self-manage their pain, i.e. do their homework and take initiative in their own care?

The Solution

This course explores a cutting-edge, patient-centered approach using a variety of practical learning methods to help your patients better understand and manage their pain. It provides a range of practical applications and innovative learning methods to make you a more effective educator and improve clinical outcomes.

How Do Other Clinicians Feel About This Course?

Know Pain courses have been taught in over fifteen countries and have provided a wide range of clinicians around the world with practical pain education skills. Feedback from over 700 healthcare professionals who have attended Know Pain courses has shown that 100% would recommend a Know Pain course to their colleagues. 95% of people strongly agreed that Know Pain had equipped them with practical skills to help people in pain.

Who Is This Course For?

Any clinician who works with people in pain. A physiotherapist/ physical therapist, chiropractor, occupational therapist, kinesiologist, massage therapist - all of allied health.