The Centre for Health Exercise and Sports Medicine at the University of Melbourne have recently developed an online programme for people with persistent pain.
It is based on a face to face pain coping skills programme developed by researchers in the United States of America. Physiotherapists can use this electronic programme with their patients to provide pain education and pain coping skills. The programme is FREE to use.
The resource is for patients’ with persistent pain caused by a variety of conditions, and is based on a cognitive therapy approach. It is designed to complement therapy sessions and is completed by patients independently at home. It is presented through audio, text, animations and interactive activities to make the programme engaging.
Click here to access PainTRAINER
You can also choose to listen to Professor Kim Bennell’s presentation at WCPT, Geneva (2019), who outlines her research demonstrating how pain coping skills can improve outcomes in the management of osteoarthritis. PainTRAINER is mentioned within Kim’s presentation. See the PNZ webinars page and select ‘World Congress of Physiotherapy’ (2019) presentations. The webinar is entitled ‘Physical therapy in knee-hip osteoarthritis’ and Kim’s research presentation starts at 36:45 into the webinar.
Page updated May 2019