In addition to increased pain, central sensitization can affect most organ systems and can cause many non-pain symptoms such as fatigue, depression, irritable bowel and many more. Recognizing and treating central sensitization can lead to less unnecessary tests and referrals and improvement in patient’s symptoms.
Learning Outcomes
How to recognize central sensitization
To understand how some traditional medical interventions can worsen central sensitization
How to manage central sensitization using medical and non-medical interventions
To understand why inter-disciplinary pain clinics are the gold standard for treatment of this condition