https://movementremedies.org/cultivating-courage

Otago Street Pilates is thrilled to welcome DK Ciccone of Movement Remedies to deliver her excellent course on working with clients with chronic pain. 

Movement Potential

Course Audience: Pilates instructors with an interest in serving the needs of clients with chronic pain.  In-person, with presentation, discussion and experiential learning.

Learning Objectives:

● Understand why and how to introduce clients with persistent pain to basic pain neuroscience concepts

● Explore pain discussion strategies to avoid reinforcing client fear or promising things outside of your control

● Gain confidence in managing pain flare-ups when they arise

● Apply the Meant to Move framework for progressing chronic pain sufferers toward their movement goals safely and effectively

● Explore the unique ways in which the full system of Pilates apparatus supports the specific challenges of clients with chronic pain and/or fear of movement due to pain

Total duration: 4 hours

Course components: 

15 minutes: Introductions and background 

30 minutes: Chronic Pain Fundamentals

30 minutes: Pain Language and Gaining Trust

45 minutes: Facing Fear with the Pilates System

75 minutes: The Meant to Move Framework: Application and Practice

30 minutes: Addressing Common Pain Challenges in Progression

15 minutes: Break (Where appropriate)

Participants will receive a discount code to sign up for 1:1 case consultation sessions to review specific client challenges.