Functional restoration for people with non-physical barriers to recovery (ie psychosocial and neurophysiological)
Learn how to develop a functional, graded exercise program of suitable dosage for different patient profiles
The STOPS.physio course on Functional restoration.
Based on ground breaking research from the STOPS trial and the latest evidence-based literature. After completing this course practitioners will have sufficient knowledge to develop a functional, graded exercise program of suitable dosage for different patient profiles.
Functional Restoration (FR) is a structured exercise program in conjunction with a behavioural approach addressing non-physical barriers to recovery typically provided for patients with persistent pain non-responsive to standard treatment. Functional Restoration is typically provided by physiotherapists, but is not in the exclusive domain of this discipline. This course aims to develop the basic theoretical understanding and practical skills of the practitioner in providing FR for patients with a primary non-physical (psychosocial and/or neurophysiological) problem through achieving the following learning objectives:
- Be able to develop a functional, graded exercise program of suitable dosage for different patient profiles
- Be able to develop a program leading to independence post FR
- Understand and be able to apply basic behavioural and educational methods within an FR program for patients with primary non-physical barriers to recovery
- Understand the principles of documentation and communication in providing FR
This course is divided into modules which are a series of topic specific lectures.
Course format includes text, photos, videos and numerous tables/figures.
Formal assessment and certification is an optional extra for the practitioner to ensure the above learning outcomes have been achieved.
Course Curriculum
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Your Instructor
Jon Ford (PhD, M Physio, BAppScPhysio, Cred MDT – Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist) is a Director of the STOPS.physio research and clinical education team.
Jon’s research and clinical interest is individualized treatment for people with low back disorders based on the rigorous identification of barriers to recovery.
He has recently published the Specific Treatment of Problems of the Spine (STOPS) clinical trial as well as a number of other studies on the relative importance of pathoanatomical versus non-pathoanatomical factors in clinical decision making.