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Treating Chronic Pain (A510) (Audio Only)


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   2
Faculty:
Ronald D. Siegel, PsyD
Duration:
3 Hours 58 Minutes
Format:
Audio Only
Copyright:
Jan 01, 2012
Product Code:
NPC095532
Media Type:
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Description

Learn a powerful, step-by-step approach for using mindfulness training to help interrupt the vicious cycle of stress, muscle tension, and fear that often maintain chronic pain.

New scientific evidence reveals that the cause of most chronic back pain isn't damaged spinal disks or other structural problems, but a cycle of psychological stress, muscle tension, and fear-based avoidance of activity. Mindfulness turns out to be a powerful tool for interrupting the cycles maintaining this disorder.

  • A step-by-step, mind-body approach for dealing with back pain and other chronic, stress-related conditions.
  • How to integrate advances in rehabilitation medicine with psychodynamic, behavioral, and mindfulness-based techniques.

Session 1:

  • The Strange Case of Chronic Back Pain
  • Structural Abnormalities and the Orthopedic Story
  • The Other Evolutionary Accident
  • Understanding Chronic Pain Cycles

Session 2:

  • The Four Steps of the Back Sense Program
  • Integrating Cognitive, Behavioral, and Psychodynamic Treatments
  • The Dangers of Excessive Caution
  • The Central Role of Unwanted Emotions

Session 3:

  • Mindfulness: The 2,500-Year-Old Intervention
  • Everyday and Formal Mindfulness Practices
  • A Different Way to Experience Pain
  • Tailoring the Technique to the Individual

Session 4:

  • The Epidemic of Psychophysiological Disorders
  • Why Is Everyone Stressed?
  • A Four-Step Program for Treating Insomnia, Sexual Dysfunctions, Gastrointestinal Distress, and Related Disorders
  • Silver Linings: Psychological Growth from Medical Disorders

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Faculty

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Ronald D. Siegel, PsyD, has spent over 35 years as a part-time assistant professor of psychology at Harvard Medical School. A long-time student of mindfulness meditation, he serves on the Board of Directors and faculty of the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy. He also teaches internationally about mind-body medicine and the application of mindfulness and compassion practices in psychotherapy, psychopharmacology, and other fields.

Dr. Siegel has edited and written several books, including the critically acclaimed professional text, Mindfulness and Psychotherapy, 2nd Edition, a comprehensive guide for general audiences. He also authored several professional guides: The Mindfulness Solution: Everyday Practices for Everyday Problems, Sitting Together: Essential Skills for Mindfulness-Based Psychotherapy and Wisdom and Compassion in Psychotherapy. His step-by-step self-treatment guide, Back Sense, integrates mindfulness practice, aggressive rehabilitation, and mind-body approaches to treat chronic back and neck pain.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Ronald Siegel maintains a private practice and has employment relationships with Harvard Medical School, the University of Massachusetts, and the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy. He receives compensation as an international presenter. Ronald Siegel receives royalties as a published author. Ronald Siegel receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Ronald Siegel is a member of the American Psychological Association. He is an author for Psychotherapy Networker.


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