Pain Management & Neuroplasticity Using Yoga, Meditation, & Mindfulness

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Betsy Shandalov, OTR/L, C-IAYT, End of Life Doula Related seminars and products

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Betsy Shandalov, OTR/L, C-IAYT, End of Life Doula, is a holistic occupational therapist and has worked as a clinician, educator and supervisor in rehabilitation, community re-entry and the school setting. Her extensive knowledge of disease and disability with adults and children in a variety of settings combines with her complementary holistic treatments to provide a new level of understanding of how the brain and the immune system work together for natural and therapeutic healing. Betsy teaches clients to empower themselves to prevent injury, heal an existing injury and help with pain management and trauma throughout the lifespan. She works with individuals and families helping to find balance in their minds and bodies by using Ayurveda, Yoga therapy, Meditation and Mindfulness for healing.

Betsy is a certified yoga therapist through the International Association of Yoga Therapists and is certified as a yoga kids' teacher and trainer by Yoga Kids International. She has advanced training in trauma through The Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington, D.C. and is a Level I Reiki practitioner. She recently completed her Ayurvedic Medicine Training for wellness coaching and this past year authored a chapter on Meditation in an Integrative Medicine Textbook for Rehab Professionals.  

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Betsy Shandalov maintains a private practice and has an employment relationship with Breath and Grace.com. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Betsy Shandalov has no relevant non-financial relationships.

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Objectives

1. Demonstrate how chronic pain can have long term effects on the brain and body.
2. Demonstrate how chronic pain can affect the nervous system and how we can use yoga, meditation, mindfulness and breathwork to transform the nervous system around chronic pain.
3. Perform breathing techniques to activate the parasympathetic nervous system and integrate active and restorative yoga poses seated, standing and lying down.
4. Create individualized client treatment plans that incorporate yoga, meditation and mindfulness to help clients be balanced in their body and brain throughout the day.
5. Support the role of self-compassion and self-care in the treatment of chronic pain and specific forms to propose to clients.
6. Implement proper coding tips to improve reimbursement when using Integrative Medicine.  

Outline

Chronic Pain and the Body

• Long term effects on the brain and body
• How does it affect our brain?
• Neuroplasticity and chronic pain
• Link to depression and anxiety

Transform the Nervous System Around Chronic Pain

• Symptoms of chronic pain nervous system dysfunction
• Yoga, mindfulness and meditation
• Peer reviewed studies on benefits of yoga and meditation
• Diaphragmatic breathing

Breathing Techniques that Calm

• Activate parasympathetic nervous system
  • Diaphragmatic breathing
  • “Take Five” and alternate nostril breathing
  • Yoga poses for all mobility types: seated, standing and lying down.

Individualized Treatment Plans

• Balancing the brain and body throughout the day
  • Case study: chronic pain clients
  • Include one active, one restorative and one form of breathwork

Role of Self-Compassion and Self-Care in Treatment of Chronic Pain

• Evidence-based research to support
• Case studies on self-compassion and self-care with chronic pain
• Forms of self-compassion and self-care: exercise
• Building immune system vs break it down

Integrative Medicine: Improve Reimbursement

• Implement proper coding tips 
• How are yoga therapists being trained?
• Future studies
• Reimbursement 

Target Audience

• Physical Therapists
• Physical Therapy Assistants
• Occupational Therapists
• Occupational Therapy Assistants
• Athletic Trainer