Novel Rehabilitation Approaches for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Novel Rehabilitation Approaches for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
2 hours
The instructors
Overview
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome is one of the most disabling pain conditions you'll encounter in practice, and it's rarely straightforward to treat. Interdisciplinary rehabilitation is the recommended cornerstone of CRPS management, but current approaches vary widely, often show limited effectiveness, and don't always have a clear mechanism behind them. If you've felt uncertain about what to actually do once a CRPS diagnosis is confirmed, you're not alone.
In this webinar, Marc Aureli Piqué Batalla walks you through three contemporary, biopsychosocial rehabilitation frameworks: Cognitive Functional Therapy (CFT), the Fit-for-Purpose model, and Cognitive Multisensory Rehabilitation (CMR). None of these have been formally validated in CRPS populations yet, but each has shown promising results in related conditions like chronic low back pain and neuropathic pain following spinal cord injury. You'll learn what each framework offers, how they differ in addressing pain mechanisms, behaviour, and body awareness, and how to start applying them in your own CRPS caseload.
This webinar builds on Marc's existing course, Myth-busting in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. Where that course focuses on understanding CRPS diagnosis and dispelling common misconceptions, this webinar moves into treatment: what you can actually apply in the clinic.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this webinar, you will be able to:
- Identify at least three key clinical challenges associated with rehabilitation in individuals with CRPS
- Describe the core principles of Cognitive Functional Therapy (CFT), the Fit-for-Purpose model, and Cognitive Multisensory Rehabilitation (CMR)
- Differentiate how each approach addresses pain mechanisms, behaviour, and body awareness in clinical practice
- Apply at least two practical strategies from these frameworks to support rehabilitation planning in CRPS
- Integrate biopsychosocial and person-centred approaches into clinical reasoning to enhance patient engagement, function, and self-management
Who This Is For
Physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and other clinicians treating patients with CRPS or complex chronic pain presentations, including those working in interdisciplinary pain teams.
Why This Webinar Matters
Inconsistent rehabilitation approaches for CRPS don't just affect outcomes, they affect clinician confidence. When the evidence base is thin and care pathways vary, it's hard to know whether you're doing right by your patient.
This webinar gives you a grounded look at three frameworks gaining traction in pain rehabilitation more broadly, with an honest acknowledgment of where the evidence currently stands for CRPS specifically, so you can make informed decisions in the clinic rather than defaulting to guesswork.
Details and What's Included
The registration fees are as follows (all in CAD):
- Regular Registration: $50.00
- Early-Bird Registration: $40.00 (ends August 4, 2026)
- Embodia Member Registration: $25.00
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Registration includes:
- Access to the live webinar
- Live Q&A: bring your clinical questions
- Downloadable slides/resources
- Reference list
- Lifetime access to the recording
- Certificate of completion
- 2 CEUs for US PTs and PTAs in approved states
Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for U.S. PTs and PTAs
This webinar provides 2 CEUs for eligible participants.
Embodia is an approved provider of continuing education for Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants in multiple jurisdictions, including Illinois, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, and California (through CEUapproval.com).
Courses approved by these state boards are likely accepted for licensure credit in the following jurisdictions, based on individual state regulations:
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Clinicians are encouraged to confirm acceptance with their state licensing board.
The instructors
MSc (Health Science Research) BSc (Physiotherapist) MCSP
Marc is a physiotherapist, researcher, and lecturer with over ten years of experience on the treatment of long-term complex conditions, including neurological and chronic pain syndromes.
He has an MSc in Health Science Research and he is currently undertaking a PhD exploring the relationship between cognition, human movement and pain. Marc teaches across a variety of clinical settings and countries.
Marc is a dedicated lecturer committed to providing evidence-based education to a wide variety of health professionals. He is Cognitive Multisensory Rehabilitation instructor certified by the International Cognitive Multisensory Rehabilitation Association.
You can find Marc on X (@PiqueBatalla)