Why EIM
We’re reimagining health care education that takes you to the next next level. With learning that takes place where you are, evidence-based practice, and better outcomes for your patients, our education is transformative. That’s why EIM.
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Therapeutic Pain Specialist (TPS) Certification
For: All licensed healthcare providers
This immersive 1‑week virtual lab explores the neuroscience of pain and neuroplasticity with a focus on patient populations for whom physical touch and movement may increase pain or perceived threat rather than promote recovery. Conditions such as Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), phantom limb pain, peripheral neuropathy, spinal cord injury, and other chronic pain presentations are examined through a contemporary neuroscience lens. Participants will explore how persistent input to the central nervous system can lead to long-lasting neuroplastic changes, including altered cortical body maps, neurotransmitter and receptor changes, and maladaptive pain pathways. These changes often present clinically as allodynia, hyperalgesia, neglect, mirror pain, spreading pain, impaired laterality recognition, and widespread sensitization.
The course emphasizes both assessment and treatment strategies for individuals with hypersensitive nervous systems. Learners will review and observe clinical testing procedures such as two point discrimination, pressure pain threshold testing, nerve palpation, localization, graphesthesia, neurodynamics, laterality testing, and body map assessment. Recognizing that these same neuroplastic mechanisms also create powerful opportunities for treatment, the course highlights non‑threatening, brain‑based interventions designed to restore accurate cortical representations and reduce perceived danger.
Participants will review and observe the clinical application of Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE) through video-based instruction and case study analysis. Advanced testing and treatment strategies centered on Graded Motor Imagery (GMI) are covered in depth, including laterality training, motor imagery, mirror therapy, sensory discrimination, and graphesthesia.
The virtual lab features extensive access to over 120 test and treatment video demonstrations, supporting experiential learning. Participants will practice their skills remotely and receive guided feedback via video technology. The week concludes with interactive synchronous evening sessions, allowing learners to engage with faculty, ask questions, and discuss practical integration into clinical practice.
By the end of the course, a successful learner will be able to:
- Upon completion of the course, the learner will have achieved an Intermediate level of understanding.
- Apply therapeutic neuroscience education to clinical practice with the use of at least one metaphor shared in class. (Performance)
- Analyze anatomical landmarks and explain appropriate palpation techniques and their role in graded motor imagery–based clinical decision-making.
- Utilize sensorimotor and graded motor imagery tests to establish to what extent various pathological neuroplastic processes are present in people suffering from pain. (Competence)
- Clinically apply the most current graded motor imagery treatments to help desensitize the hypersensitive patient. (Competence)
- Apply and adapt the graded motor imagery sequence in patients struggling with pain. (Competence)
- Articulate the importance of sensory discrimination and proprioception in restoring sensory and motor mapping. (Knowledge)
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