Module 1.6: Sensory Receptors, The AP Threshold, & Peripheral Sensitization

Main Teaching Points of this section:

1️⃣ Debunking "The Pain Receptor" Myth with updated narratives that patients can understand, relate to & apply to give them a peace of mind & pain relief.

2️⃣ Simplifying key pain science concepts so you're less confused, intimidated, and more confident translating it to your patients' specific problems for self-care education.

3️⃣ How to teach "The Minimum Effective Dose" principle to help overwhelmed patients feel less intimdated by your self-care recommendations.

4️⃣ How to start "The Pain Science Talk" so you're not dreading it & without your patient looking at you with glazed eyes 🥴

⏱️TIME STAMP⏱️

00:00 - The goal of the section 

3:45 - "Why don't load management strategies work as well at the end of the day after my back is triggered?"

5:29 - The physiology of sensory receptors & debunking the "pain receptor" myth 🧠

6:11 - Two categories of sensory receptors & common clinical behavioral patterns

8:29 - The "ALL-OR-NONE" principle & The Action Potential Threshold 

10:12 - The Principle of Summation

12:20 - Sensory receptor behavior before & after acute low back pain

13:15 - Mechano-receptor behavior with vs without load management throughout the day

15:39 - The Bucket 🪣Analogy

16:21 - The Minimum Effective Dose Principle

16:45: "What if I keep ending up in my positional trigger at night when I'm asleep & unconscious?"

18:48: How to start & have the "pain science talk"🧠

21:35 - This course's framework will NOT help you eval & treat ALL low back pain... Let's be REAL 🤷🏽‍♂️

22:46 - The first strategy desensitization 

23:34 - "Wet Brain"🧠 vs "Dry Brain"🧠 Analogy & Top-down desensitization

24:28 - The second strategy for desensitization - The Environmental Approach 

25:33 - The 3️⃣ critical desensitization strategies for the best outcomes

28:05 - Summarizing the 6️⃣ key strategies of the acute phase desensitization process

28:46 - A journaling✍🏽exercise to wrap up Module 1 

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