The Reign of Pain (Part 1): Emerging Concepts in the Role of the Brain

Not all injuries cause pain, and not all pain is due to injuries. An explosion of brain research demonstrates that all pain is constructed by the brain as a danger/alarm function. It is imperative to distinguish pain caused by structural disorders from pain caused by neural pathways in the brain. Appropriate treatment of pain is guided by this distinction with the goal of resolution of pain for individuals with neural pathway-induced pain.

Recommended for LMSW beginning and intermediate skill level.

1 CECH

Clinical and Macro Practice

*Meets Pain Management criteria

This course is available 24 hours a day and will close on June 16, 2025.

As a result of this course, participants will be prepared to:

1. Describe the role of the brain in producing pain.

2. Describe which pain disorders are likely to be caused by neural pathways.

3. Describe how to differentiate structural from non-structural pain.

Instructor:

Howard Schubiner, MD, is an internist and director of the Mind Body Medicine Center at Providence Hospital in Southfield, MI. He is also a clinical professor at Michigan State University College of Medicine. He has authored more than 100 publications in scientific journals and books and lectures regionally, nationally, and internationally. Dr. Schubiner has consulted for the American Medical Association, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and the National Institute on Mental Health. He is a senior teacher of mindfulness meditation. His books include Unlearn Your Pain and Unlearn Your Anxiety and Depression, and recently published Hidden From View.