The British osteopath Dr. Philip Austin holds a PhD in pain research and currently teaches at the University of Sydney in the Master’s program “Clinical Management of Pain.” Additionally, Dr. Austin is the author of “Chronic Pain: A resource for effective manual therapy” (Handspring Publishing). On November 20, Dr. Austin will be presenting a lecture at our ONLINE CONFERENCE 2021. Learn the importance of understanding and assessing various factors related to altered mood and cognition that trigger the pain felt by patients in the musculoskeletal and visceral systems. REGISTER NOWhttps://web.cvent.com/event/e52b2684-e9a5-4ef1-9e61-f3eb9bc1f042/summaryYou can learn more about Dr. Philip Austin in our interview: IN YOUR OPINION, WHEN DOES HEALING BEGIN? As soon as the patient understands the mechanisms of dysfunction and thus sees a way forward.WHERE DO YOU SEE THE POTENTIAL FOR THE FIELD OF OSTEOPATHY IN THE FUTURE? Hopefully, in fully recognizing that mind-body diagnoses require multidisciplinary interventions.COULD YOU GIVE US A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF YOUR LATEST RESEARCH WORK?Abstract for the study “The short-term effects of head-mounted virtual-reality on neuropathic pain intensity in people with spinal cord injury pain: a randomised cross-over pilot study”: The study design is a within-subject randomized crossover study. The objective was to determine whether a commercially available 3D head-mounted virtual reality (VR) device leads to a significant reduction in neuropathic pain in people with spinal cord injuries (SCI) compared to the use of a 2D screen device. Sixteen men with confirmed SCI and chronic neuropathic pain participated in a single-session randomized crossover study. We compared the effects of 3D HMD-VR and a 2D screen application on the intensity of neuropathic pain in SCI and the level of perceived presence. Participants reported significantly lower pain intensity after 3D HMD-VR compared to the 2D screen application. Participants reported a significantly higher level of perceived presence with 3D HMD-VR compared to the 2D screen. Higher perceived presence was associated with significantly lower pain intensity, regardless of the randomized sequence of the two conditions. In conclusion, we suggest that 3D HMD VR can alleviate neuropathic pain in people with SCI. Considering the absence of cybersickness and the ease of access, we propose that immersive VR could be a helpful adjunct to current pharmacotherapy. Further research is required to demonstrate that VR can be effective for long-term reduction of SCI pain. (The study was published in October 2020 and conducted in Sydney, Australia.)COULD YOU GIVE US A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF YOUR BOOK “CHRONIC PAIN: A RESOURCE FOR EFFECTIVE MANUAL THERAPY”?Please read this book review by Tobias Dobler: “By combining his personal experience as an osteopath with clinical research on the levels of internal pain modulation in patients with chronic pain, Dr. Philip Austin uniquely presents the scientific foundations and clinical presentations of chronic pain. In doing so, he has created an important resource for those trying to understand the neurophysiological, epidemiological, and psychological aspects of chronic pain, and who are also interested in the clinical aspects of, for example, chronic visceral and neuropathic pain. The book goes into depth but manages to focus on relevant and comprehensible information. The summaries of the individual chapters allow the reader to grasp the most important facts. Numerous references are provided, which both demonstrate the breadth of research serving as the basis for the book and direct readers to further literature. The section on clinical presentations examines the mechanisms of pain, clinical diagnostic procedures, and treatments, such as pharmacological as well as psychological and manual approaches. I recommend this book to every practitioner of manual medicine as a valuable tool for better understanding chronic pain and implementing this knowledge into daily practice.” Can you tell us something about your lecture at this year’s online conference, which will address the topic “The importance of identifying and assessing psychological factors for musculoskeletal pain in osteopathic clinics”? The aim of this lecture is to convey the importance of understanding and assessing various factors related to altered mood and cognition that trigger the pain felt by patients in the musculoskeletal and visceral systems. In most cases, biomechanics play only a minor role in the maintenance of pain.MORE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR ONLINE CONFERENCE 2021 CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITEhttps://www.osteopathie-schule.de/online-conference-2021/
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DO YOU KNOW DR. PHILIP AUSTIN?The British osteopath Dr. Philip Austin holds a PhD in pain research and currently teaches at the University of Sydney in the Master’s program “Clinical Management of Pain.” Dr. Austin is also the author of “Chronic Pain: A resource for effective manual therapy” (Handspring Publishing). On November 20th, Dr. Austin will give a lecture at our ONLINE CONFERENCE 2021. Learn the importance of understanding and assessing different factors relating to altered mood and cognition that drive pain experienced by patients in the musculoskeletal and visceral systems, as in most cases biomechanics play only a minor role in the maintenance of pain.JOIN NOWhttps://web.cvent.com/event/e52b2684-e9a5-4ef1-9e61-f3eb9bc1f042/summaryLearn more about Dr Austin in our interview:WHEN DOES HEALING BEGIN IN YOUR OPINION?When the patient understands the mechanisms of dysfunction and thus understands a way forwardWHERE DO YOU SEE POTENTIAL FOR THE OSTEOPATHIC FIELD IN THE FUTURE? To hopefully fully recognize that mind-body diagnoses require multidisciplinary interventionsCOULD YOU GIVE US A SHORT OVERVIEW OF YOUR LATEST RESEARCH PAPER?Study abstract “The short-term effects of head-mounted virtual reality on neuropathic pain intensity in people with spinal cord injury: a randomized cross-over pilot study.” Study design: Within-subject, randomised cross-over trial. Objectives: To determine whether a commercially available 3D head-mounted (HMD) virtual reality (VR) device results in significant reductions in neuropathic pain compared to using a 2D screen device in people with spinal cord injury (SCI). Methods: Sixteen men with established SCI and chronic neuropathic pain participated in a single-session randomised cross-over trial. We compared the effects of 3D HMD VR and a 2D screen application on SCI neuropathic pain intensity and levels of perceived presence. Results: Participants reported significantly lower pain intensity after 3D HMD VR compared to 2D screen application. Participants reported significantly higher perceived levels of presence with the 3D HMD VR compared to 2D screen. Increased perceived presence was associated with significantly lower pain intensity regardless of randomised sequencing of the two conditions. Conclusions: We suggest that 3D HMD VR may provide neuropathic pain relief for people with SCI. Given the lack of cybersickness and ease of access, we propose that immersive VR could be a helpful adjunct to current pharmacotherapy. Further research is required to show that VR can be effective for more long-term reductions in SCI pain. (The study was published October 2020 and conducted in Sydney, Australia).COULD YOU GIVE US A SHORT OVERVIEW OF YOUR BOOK “CHRONIC PAIN: A RESOURCE FOR EFFECTIVE MANUAL THERAPY”?Please read this book review by Tobias Dobler: “Combining his personal experience as an osteopath with clinical research into levels of internal pain modulation in patients suffering from chronic pain, Dr. Philip Austin uniquely presents the scientific basis and clinical presentations of chronic pain. By doing this, he has created an important resource for those trying to understand the neurophysiology, epidemiology and psychologic aspects of chronic pain and who are also interested in clinical aspects of, e.g., chronic visceral and neuropathic pain. The book is in depth but manages to focus on relevant and comprehensible information. Summaries of each chapter allow the reader to gather the most significant facts. Ample references are presented and both indicate the width of research used as the basis for the book as well as pointing the reader towards literature for further reading. The part on clinical presentations investigates mechanisms of pain, clinical diagnostic procedures and treatments, e.g., pharmacological as well as psychological and manual approaches. I highly recommend this book to any practitioner of manual medicine as a valuable tool to understand chronic pain better and to put this knowledge into daily practice.”CAN YOU GIVE US AN EXPLANATION ABOUT YOUR LECTURE AT OUR ONLINE CONFERENCE THIS YEAR, WHICH WILL TALK ABOUT “THE IMPORTANCE OF IDENTIFYING AND ASSESSING PSYCHOLOGICAL DRIVERS OF MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN IN OSTEOPATHIC CLINICS”?The purpose of this lecture is to convey the importance of understanding and assessing different factors relating to altered mood and cognition that drive pain experienced by patients in the musculoskeletal and visceral systems, as in most cases biomechanics play only a minor role in the maintenance of pain.MORE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR ONLINE CONFERENCE 2021 CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITEhttps://osteopathy-conference.com
