Functional Medicine Foundations for Rehab & Nursing Professionals

Description

Chronic pain is complex, and traditional approaches often fail to address its root causes. Functional medicine offers a systems-based model that explores the biological, nutritional, hormonal, and lifestyle factors contributing to persistent pain. This course introduces rehabilitation and nursing professionals to the foundational principles of functional medicine and how they apply to chronic pain syndromes, fatigue, inflammation, and recovery barriers. Through case-based examples and practical tools, learners will explore topics such as hormonal imbalances, gut health, food sensitivities, mitochondrial dysfunction, and stress-related dysregulation. Designed for PTs, OTs, and nurses in outpatient, integrative, or chronic care settings, this course equips clinicians to recognize when deeper, system-level dysfunction may be influencing musculoskeletal pain and when collaboration with functional medicine specialists may enhance patient outcomes.

Instructor

Learning Objectives

• Define the core principles of functional medicine as they relate to pain management within rehabilitation settings.
• Identify key hormones that may contribute to persistent pain in clinical populations, including their influence on inflammation and recovery..
• Highlight how gut health influences systemic inflammation and pain perception through immune and microbiome pathways..
• List common food sensitivity tests that help to uncover root causes of pain, fatigue, and inflammation.
• Recognize the role of mitochondrial dysfunction and nutrient deficiencies in patients with chronic fatigue and pain syndromes.

Agenda

All times in Eastern Time.

6:00pm–6:10pm

Chapter 1: Foundations of Functional Medicine for Pain Relief

6:10pm–6:15pm

Chapter 2: Hormones and Their Role in Pain Perception

6:15pm–6:30pm

Chapter 3: The Gut-Pain Connection

6:30pm–6:40pm

Chapter 4: Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Stress, and Sleep in Pain Syndromes

6:40pm–6:55pm

Chapter 5: Practical Applications and Clinical Integration

6:55pm–7:00pm

Break

7:00pm–7:15pm

Question and Answer Session

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