Online Continuing Education Courses

Manual Therapy and Influence on Pain Perception

• Understand manual therapy in the context of biopsychosocial management of  musculoskeletal pain
• Describe the effects of manual therapy on local tissue, spinal and supraspinal pain mechanisms
• Describe the effects of pleasant touch on pain
• Examine the effects of treatment-related pain on pain perception
• Analyze the effects of manual therapy on motor control
• Explain how manual therapy may be applied in practice