Calgary • Sept 19, 2026 • In-Person • Limited Seats

Transforming Pain with Neuroplasticity

Understand Pain. Support Lasting Change.

Many persistent pain clients continue to struggle long after tissues should have healed.

Learn a modern, evidence-informed approach to understanding pain, improving client communication, and supporting meaningful long-term change.

For Massage Therapists For Manual Therapists For Practitioners Working with Persistent Pain

Reserve Your Seat Payment plan available

From $299 CAD • CEUs approved • Certificate of Attendance provided

Rarely offered specialty course • Small in-person learning environment

Massage therapist consulting with client

Why This Course Matters

Persistent pain can be confusing for both clinicians and clients. When symptoms last longer than expected, do not respond as hoped, or seem bigger than the tissue findings alone, many practitioners are left wondering what to do next.

Because pain is not always just about tissue

Many chronic pain presentations involve more than structural dysfunction alone. Without a stronger understanding of sensitization, neuroplasticity, and nervous system regulation, it can be difficult to explain why a client still hurts—or how to help them move forward.

Because better understanding leads to better care

When clinicians understand pain more clearly, they can communicate with more confidence, reduce fear, improve client buy-in, and build treatment plans that better support long-term progress between sessions.

        This course gives you a clearer framework for understanding persistent pain, explaining it in client-friendly language, and supporting more meaningful change.
      

Who This Course Is For

This Course Is Especially Valuable If You...

Work with clients experiencing persistent pain and want a more modern, evidence-informed understanding of pain, recovery, and nervous system sensitization.

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Work with clients whose symptoms persist long after tissues should have healed

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Feel frustrated when treatment results plateau or clients seem stuck in pain cycles

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Want better ways to explain pain and communicate with chronic pain clients

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Are interested in nervous system-informed care and modern pain science

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Want practical concepts that can immediately support clinical practice

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Want to help clients feel safer, more confident, and more hopeful in recovery

This course is for you if…

This course may be the missing piece if you’ve ever felt stuck trying to make sense of persistent pain in practice.

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Clients do not improve as expected despite good treatment

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You feel like you may be missing something important

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Pain does not match what you are finding in the tissue

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You explain things to clients, but it does not fully land

Approved CEUs

Earn continuing education credits while expanding your understanding of persistent pain and neuroplasticity.

CMMOTA — 3.5 CEUs

CRMTA — 7 CEUs

NHPC — 5 CEUs

Certificate of Attendance / Proof of Completion provided. Use it for your records and, where applicable, for submitting continuing education credits to your professional association.

If your association is not listed, contact us and we can help guide you through self-submission.

September 2026 • Calgary

Ready to Better Support Persistent Pain Clients?

Join us for a practical and evidence-informed course designed to help therapists better understand persistent pain, improve client communication, and support more meaningful long-term change.

Reserve Your Seat

Rarely offered specialty course • Limited in-person seating available

What You’ll Learn

Practical pain science you can apply right away—so your explanations are clearer, your decisions more confident, and your clients more engaged.

Understand persistent pain more clearly

Learn how neuroplasticity and sensitization influence pain—especially when symptoms do not match what you are finding in the tissue.

Improve your clinical decision-making

Recognize patterns of nervous system involvement and adjust your approach when progress stalls or presentations feel unclear.

Communicate pain in a way clients understand

Use simple, effective language that reduces fear, builds trust, and helps clients better understand their pain experience.

After this course, you will be able to:

Explain persistent pain in clear, client-friendly language
Recognize when sensitization may be influencing pain
Differentiate tissue-driven pain from nervous system involvement
Support clients with pacing, stress regulation, and self-management strategies
Apply these principles to common persistent pain presentations
Introduce practical tools such as breathing, movement, and down-regulation strategies

The Missing Piece for CranioSacral and Myofascial Clinicians

If you’ve taken CranioSacral Therapy or Myofascial Release, this course can deepen how you understand and communicate pain.

Many clinicians already have excellent hands-on skills, but still feel unsure how to explain persistent pain, how to make sense of complex presentations, or how to help clients move forward when tissue findings do not tell the whole story. This course fills that gap.

It deepens your clinical reasoning

Better understand why some clients continue to hurt even when your treatment is skilled, appropriate, and helpful.

It strengthens client communication

Learn how to explain pain in a way that reduces fear, builds trust, and helps clients understand what may actually be driving their experience.

It supports change between sessions

Add practical strategies that help clients participate more fully in recovery instead of relying only on what happens on the table.

      This course does not replace CranioSacral Therapy or Myofascial Release. It gives you the pain-science and communication framework that helps those skills land more effectively with persistent pain clients.
    

Explore related trainings: CranioSacral Therapy • Myofascial Release

Meet Your Instructor

Katie — Helping Clinicians Better Understand Persistent Pain

Katie is passionate about helping clinicians better understand the complex relationship between pain, the nervous system, movement, stress, and recovery.

Through years of clinical experience and continued education in modern pain science and neuroplasticity, she has developed a practical and compassionate approach to supporting people living with persistent pain conditions.

Katie is known for teaching in a clear, practical way that helps clinicians better understand complex pain concepts and apply them confidently in practice.

Her teaching style focuses on making pain science approachable, clinically relevant, and immediately applicable for therapists working with chronic and persistent pain presentations.

Modern Pain Science Neuroplasticity Persistent Pain Education Clinical Communication

Choose Your Enrollment Option

Choose the payment option that works best for you.

Best Value

Pay in Full

$299 CAD

One-time payment for this 7-hour in-person Calgary course.

Secure My Seat

Secure checkout • Instant confirmation • Certificate provided after completion

Payment Plan

6 × $50

Spread the cost over monthly payments while securing your spot now.

Start Payment Plan

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Need help deciding? Contact us and we’ll be happy to help.

FAQ

Quick answers to common questions before you enroll.

Who is this course for? +

This course is designed for RMTs, physiotherapists, and acupuncturists who want a clearer, evidence-informed approach to persistent pain, along with practical communication and coaching tools they can use in clinic.

Is this a hands-on technique course? +

This is not primarily a manual technique course. Its main focus is helping you better understand persistent pain, explain it more clearly to clients, and use practical strategies that improve participation and follow-through between sessions.

Do I need a strong background in pain science? +

No. The course is taught in a clear, clinic-friendly way. If you already have a basic foundation in anatomy and physiology, you should be able to follow along comfortably.

How does this connect to CranioSacral Therapy and Myofascial Release? +

This course pairs well with CranioSacral Therapy and Myofascial Release by adding a stronger pain-science and communication framework for working with persistent pain. It helps you better understand, explain, and support the types of clients often seen in those approaches.

What conditions does this apply to? +

The framework is especially relevant for persistent pain presentations such as low back pain, neck pain, headaches, fibromyalgia, and arthritis-related pain patterns.

Is it CEU approved? +

Yes. CEUs are approved as follows: CMMOTA 3.5, CRMTA 7, and NHPC 5. Proof of completion is provided.

Can I pay with a payment plan? +

Yes. You can choose either $299 CAD paid in full or the 6 × $50 CAD payment plan.

How do I reach you if I have questions? +

You can reach our team here: Contact Us.

Still unsure if this is the right fit? Reach out and we’ll help you decide.

Ready to upgrade how you support persistent pain?

Join us in Calgary for a practical, evidence-informed course that helps you better understand pain, communicate more clearly, and support meaningful change in your clients.

Enroll — $299 CAD Payment Plan — 6 × $50