Clinical Associate Professor Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford University Redwood Cirt, California
Discover how to break the frustrating cycle where poor sleep amplifies pain, and chronic pain destroys restorative sleep. Your patients need these solutions - and you'll learn how to deliver them! This lecture will identify how to identify behaviors sabotaging your patients' sleep, unlock powerful cognitive and behavioral tools that transform sleep quality and provide you will powerful resources for your patients.
Learning Objectives:
Identify how psychosocial factors (beliefs, stress, anxiety, etc.) can exacerbate or alleviate pain and sleep.
Investigate the complex relationship between sleep and pain, including how sleep can affect pain perception and explore interventions that address both.
Discuss concepts like central sensitization and how sleep deprivation can alter pain processing.
