What is your Osteopath up to?
PAUSE ON NEW CLIENTS - WE ARE AT CAPACITY FOR NOW
Currently learning about latest pain science, finding resources to help with chronic/persistent symptoms- ongoing study
Enrolled in Auslan (Australia Sign Language) Cert 2.
Pain Education resources - always adding to the list
Currently increasing knowledge related to Functional Neurological disorders and Dystonia
Webinar study on the go - Vestibular issues including latest learnings on BPPV and Otolith dysfunction
COVID-19: INFORMATION FOR CLIENTS OF
FIT TO FUNCTION OSTEOPATHY
Both hand washing facilities and hand sanitiser are available for all clients to use. Please complete your hand hygiene on arrival.
We have a well ventilated space. Window louvres are open. The sliding door next to the treatment table can be opened at your request as long as you feel warm enough under your towels/clothing.
Client seating is limited within the room.
Regarding payment, Tap (Square Up terminal) is preferred or alternatively an invoice can be emailed to you for payment on the day (via online banking). If eligible, reimbursements can then be claimed by yourself online.
We ask that if you are in a vulnerable category, you carefully consider your need for an appointment at this time.
Only one person in the treatment room at a time (other than the treating practitioner) plus caregiver if required.
Please let us know if you have any concerns or if you think we have missed something.
OTHER NEWS
Pain Education resources:
https://www.zoffness.com/resources
Free videos for providers + people living with pain.
• Healing Our Pain Pandemic: ZDoggMD podcast (viral on FB)
• The Truth About Managing Chronic Pain: ZDoggMD podcast (viral on FB)
• How to Heal Chronic Pain: The Jordan Harbinger Show (viral on Spotify)
• The Science of Pain with Columbia + Barnard (Zoffness with Dr. Commerford)
• Hack Your Chronic Pain pt 1: Confidently Insecure podcast
• Hack Your Chronic Pain pt 2: Confidently Insecure podcast
• The Science of Pain Management: Science of Psychotherapy podcast
• Managing Pain by targeting the brain: Seize the Moment Podcast
• How to manage chronic pain holistically: Erin & Sarit
• Tame the Beast: How the brain learns pain (5 mins, Moseley)
• Why Things Hurt (Moseley, TED talk)
• The science of pain (5 min video, Pate)
• Pain Education is a disaster in med school (John Loeser MD)
• Pain treatment MUST be biopsychosocial (J. Loeser MD)
• Pain and the Brain with UCSF's Allen Basbaum: why emotions + context matter• IASP's collection of trainings & videos
• Pain Bytes (video series) - Pain Management Network, Australia
• How to manage pain during medical procedures
(12 min video) - Stanford Children's Health
• Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction: A training for patients + providers
• Crash course in pain neuroscience (20 mins, Stanford)
• The science of neuroplasticity (2 mins)
• Why does pain become chronic? Central sensitization with Mayo Clinic (22 mins)
• Understanding pain (5 min, Hunter Integrated Pain Service)
• How to explain pain to kids (4 min, BC Children's Hospital)
• The psychology of pain (Beth Darnall)
• Melzack on the Gate Control Theory of Pain (12 mins. Warning: nerdy)
• Collection of pediatric pain resources & videos: The Meg FoundationWebsites:
Noi Group https://www.noigroup.com/
Pain Revolution https://www.painrevolution.org
http://www.therapteuticalliance.com/pain-is-an-alarm.html
Books :
The Pain Workbook by Rachel Zoffness
• Why Do I Hurt, by A. Louw
• Explain Pain, by Butler & Moseley
• Saving Normal, by A. Frances
• The Brain That Changes Itself, by N. Doidge
• Managing Pain Before it Manages You, by M. Caudill
Also, Netflix – The Brain Games, and locally – The Local Pain Collective – Jess Fishburn (Pelvic floor Physio)