What is Deconstructing Pain?

We have a fundamental misunderstanding about:

What pain is

Why we feel pain

What to do about pain

As a consequence, we have set up an adversarial relationship with a normal biological process, over-promised patients control over that process, and at the same time we have fallen for that unrealistic promise. 

In short, our modern way of treating patients in pain is broken. Millions suffer from persistent pain limiting their lives. Clinicians fight burnout dealing with patient cases who were never in any of the textbooks.

Deconstructing Pain is built upon the view that pain is merely a sensation. A feeling. A feeling that we (providers/patients/society) allow to have an out-sized effect on our lives and clinical practice based on inaccurate information, fear, and inability to see the total picture. This view is informed by seminal research, world renowned researchers and scientists, and years of clinical practice.

The philosophy of Deconstructing Pain is proper education layered with real world experience and application helps the patient and the clinician to reorient their views on pain, leading to less suffering, improved daily function, and yes, even lower pain scores.

Deconstructing Pain is the only comprehensive course series that will train a clinician how to undercover all of the contributors to a patient’s pain and how to organize this information into a clear and concise treatment plan. We do this through clinically applicable lectures and expert labs designed to teach you what to say and what to do.