Online Continuing Education Courses

Revealing the interaction of natural healing with pharmaceutical pain intervention and the resultant effectiveness of manual therapies

• Explain the three phases of healing for non-cancerous tissue, and examine the physiology of heat and ice therapies
• Outline the differences in tissue type and healing times between strains and sprains
• Contrast the differences between NSAIDS and corticosteroids, including their side-effects and lasting effects on the body
• Discuss the side effects and precautions pertinent to manual therapists for analgesic and anti-inflammatory medications
• Classify the pharmaceuticals that act on the central nervous system to control pain, inflammation, circulation, and the immune response, defining specific precautions pertinent to the profession