When pain echoes trauma: exploring the link between chronic pain and trauma
27 Nov 2024
The Hands-On Hub
Clinical Reasoning
Massage & Manual Therapy
In this opening talk Anna Maria will give an insight into the body of evidence linking trauma exposure to chronic pain and other widespread pain conditions like Fibromyalgia. Particular focus will be given to how trauma exposure can profoundly reshape the nervous system. Within a critical view of the WILDLY marketed “Trauma informed” work, Anna Maria will present how Massage and other somatic approaches can be integrated into psychotherapeutic multidisciplinary care.
- Theory to Practice
- 1. Understanding the neurophysiological link between Trauma exposure and Chronic pain
- 2. Reason massage and other somatic/body driven approaches to be integrated within a multidisciplinary approach.
- 3. Learn to look critically at the highly marketed “Trauma informed” approaches to ensure safety of your client and your professional role is assured.