Course objectives

  • Validate your patient’s experience

    Learn why pain is subjective, how it can be different for everyone, and why it’s important for a patient to hear that you believe their unique pain experience.

  • Address unhelpful beliefs

    Find out why unhelpful beliefs surrounding pain can become a barrier to your patient’s recovery or functional goals if not addressed carefully.

  • Differentiate between hurt and harm

    Discover how hurt and harm aren’t always equivalent and why it’s possible for a person to do activities at a level of pain without causing more damage.

Course curriculum

    1. Welcome to this course!

    2. Part 2

    3. Part 3

    4. Part 4

    1. Continue on your journey

About this course

  • Free
  • 5 lessons
  • 1.5 hours of video content

Instructor

Founder and Lead Instructor Eric Purves

Eric Purves MSc, RMT is the owner of The Centre for Evidence Based Education. His company was created to provide high quality continuing education to massage, manual and movement therapists. Eric has been instructing continuing education courses since 2015 and has delivered his content to over 5000 MSK professionals across the world. Eric began practicing as an RMT in 2006. From 2016-2022, he was on the education faculty at PainBC where he created and taught a course on chronic pain management for RMTs.

Eric's graduate studies at the University of British Columbia focused on knowledge translation and the application of research evidence into healthcare practice. Eric has presented his research at numerous conferences, and his articles are published in various journals.

Testimonials

Amanda - RMT

Wow! What a great course! I really enjoyed your style of teaching and relatability. Very informative and enjoyable. I look forward to integrating these ideas into my current Massage Therapy practise. Thanks for all you are doing!

Aaron - RMT

I have completed your online course for RMTs. I found it very informative and thought provoking. Thank you for being clear and to the point. I have already recommended your course to a few RMT friends and I am looking forward to signing up for more courses in the near future.

Janelle - RMT

Thanks so much! This course is great value, I had a lot of aha moments! Very thoughtfully presented and I love your teaching style. I feel this is one of the best courses I’ve taken in 10 years of being a therapist.

Jennifer - RMT

I just finished your online course. Thank you! It was fantastic and it has given me some things to work on in my practice. I found all the information really helpful and hope to take more of your courses in the future.

Begin your journey here!

This is the first step on your journey through an evidence-based course evolution which I have created for you. Sign up for free today and discover what we have planned for you!