Bodily Relearning, Atlanta
Course Host: Fran Ammirato
Description
Prerequisites
There are no specific prerequisites to attending this course, although a basic level of peripheral nerve anatomy and physiology is assumed.
This course is open to: health professionals and movement-based practitioners working within the medical and healthcare communities to help people suffering from pain.
Recommended textbook: Bodily Relearning: Reteaching bodily protection responses through insight and movement exploration (Benjamin S. Boyd, Noigroup, 2023)
Objectives
- Evaluate healthy concepts of pain for therapeutic use in crafting narratives for individuals experiencing pain.
- Apply suitable metaphors, narratives, and experiential tools to explore the underlying neuroimmune mechanisms behind a pain experience.
- Examine the sensitivity of the neuroimmune system as it relates to pain.
- Identify strategies for managing physical stress that positively influence the neuroimmune system.
- Evaluate methods for integrating neurodynamic-based movement exploration treatments with other elements of clinical care.
- Develop appropriate progressions and regressions for recommendations in neurodynamic-based movement exploration treatments.
- Explore the incorporation of mindfulness practices to assist in reteaching bodily protection responses associated with pain.
Course Enquiry
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Instructors
Benjamin Boyd PT, DPTSc
Language: English, Region: United States of America
Courses: Explain Pain Online 2024, Bodily Relearning, 2024, Bodily Relearning Online, Bodily Relearning, Spanish
Ben Boyd
‘Bodily Relearning’ by Ben Boyd – Reteaching bodily protection responses through insight and movement exploration. A total package for the clinician to help patients understand their body and pain. Available to order now |
Ben works as a Physical Therapist at Stanford Healthcare Tri-Valley in Livermore, California where he specializes in persistent pain conditions, working with individual clients and group classes. He has worked as an outpatient Physical Therapist in multiple practice settings within the San Francisco Bay Area, seeing patients with a variety of neuromusculoskeletal complaints. He received certification as an Orthopaedic Clinical Specialist through the American Physical Therapy Association in 2008.
In addition, he was an Associate Professor at Samuel Merritt University located in Oakland, California, where he taught in their entry-level Physical Therapy Program for over 15 years. Ben has been teaching courses on peripheral nervous system anatomy, biomechanics, clinical evaluation, and intervention since 2004, and he joined the Noigroup US teaching faculty in 2013.
Ben originally graduated from the joint program at the University of California, San Francisco and San Francisco State University (UCSF/SFSU) with a Master of Science in Physical Therapy in 2002. He returned in 2008 to earn his Doctor of Physical Therapy Science degree.
Ben has been involved in research examining neuropathic pain conditions, including the mechanosensitivity of the nervous system in people with Diabetes Mellitus and women post-breast cancer treatment.
Ben grew up in the East Bay and continues to enjoy the rich diversity of cultures, foods, events, and outdoor recreational activities that the Bay Area has to offer.
“Great speaker, very knowledgeable about the course material and evidence-based on other areas. Was able to answer participants questions well.”
“Excellent, knowledgeable, experienced instructor who is very approachable and thoughtful when answering questions in the class. Great job!”
“Ben was a fantastic presenter. He was very personable and approachable, answering questions in a helpful and discussion based manner.”
“Ben is an excellent clinical educator. Really appreciated watching him work with the group and pitching things to various levels for the different participants. Great to see adult learning in action”
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