Instructor Bio:
Adriaan earned his undergraduate degree, master's degree, and PhD in physiotherapy from Stellenbosch University in Cape Town, South Africa. He is an adjunct faculty member at St. Ambrose University and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, teaching pain science. Adriaan has taught throughout the US and internationally for 25 years at numerous national and international manual therapy, pain science, and medical conferences. He has authored and coauthored more than 100 peer-reviewed articles related to spinal disorders and pain science. Adriaan completed his PhD on pain neuroscience education and is the director of the Therapeutic Neuroscience Research Group--an independent collaborative initiative studying pain neuroscience. Adriaan is senior faculty, pain science director, and vice president of faculty experience for Evidence in Motion.
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Pain is a normal part of human existence: Everyone experiences it, but not everyone experiences it in the same way. Cultural differences, upbringing and gender can play a role in how pain is perceived by patients. Clinicians need to…
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Pain is a normal part of human existence: Everyone experiences it, but not everyone experiences it in the same way. An individual's social support system and cultural differences shape their pain experience and can have a significant…
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Pain is a normal part of human existence: everyone experiences it, but not everyone experiences it in the same way. An individual's age, job situation, personality, and socioeconomic status shape their pain experience and can have a…
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Neuroscience and brain imaging advances have shown that decreased movement of body parts leads to functional and structural changes in the brain. These neuronal representations of body parts are dynamically maintained, and changes in…
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Video Runtime: 77 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 31 Minutes
Pain is common in athletes, and biomedical models tying injury to pain are often used to teach athletes about pain. These models are very limited, and there… Read More
Video Runtime: 51 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 23 Minutes
Advances in pain science have showcased the importance of the brain. Functionally, the brain undergoes changes during a pain experience whereby areas of the… Read More
Video Runtime: 70 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 29 Minutes
Orthopedic surgery is very common, and current data shows it's ever increasing. Unfortunately, it is now well established that approximately one in four patients… Read More
Video Runtime: 68 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 31 Minutes
Lumbar surgery is very prevalent and ever increasing. It is currently reported that one in four patients still experiences pain and disability after lumbar surgery.… Read More
Video Runtime: 45 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 29 Minutes
Orthopedic surgery rates are increasing. Approximately one in four patients experiences persistent pain and disability after surgery, and postoperative rehabilitation… Read More
Video Runtime: 54 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 37 Minutes
Pain is at epidemic proportions. One reason for this is the way we view pain. Traditional biomedical models fuel many misbeliefs regarding pain, and a more well-rounded… Read More
Video Runtime: 68 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 34 Minutes
In the last 20 to 30 years, there has been a significant increase in the biological and physiological understanding of a human pain experience. It is now well… Read More
Video Runtime: 66 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 34 Minutes
Teaching patients the underlying neuroscience of their pain experience is referred to as pain neuroscience education. Growing evidence supports its use for people… Read More
Video Runtime: 70 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 34 Minutes
Evidence, consisting of systematic reviews and meta-analyses, for pain neuroscience education is growing. In contrast, little is known of the how-to clinical… Read More
Video Runtime: 60 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 34 Minutes
Education as a stand-alone treatment is limited in changing human behavior. Pain neuroscience education is no different. When pain neuroscience education is… Read More
Video Runtime: 87 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 30 Minutes
As the world population ages, we must reevaluate our pain paradigms in the older adult population. It is overwhelmingly shown that older patients hurt not because… Read More
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