Myofascial pain syndromes
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Myofascial pain syndrome (MFPS) is a condition characterized by pain in the muscles and connective tissue. It is the most common cause of somatic chronic pain.
The Course Teaches You To:
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Distinguish between different sources of pain — tissue-based, neurogenic, and psychosomatic
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Apply integrative neuromuscular techniques (INIT protocol)
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Use safe, gentle methods aimed at reducing nervous system sensitivity and reshaping motor patterns
Who Is This Course For?
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Massage therapists
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Body-oriented therapists
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Physiotherapists
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Osteopaths
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Rehabilitation specialists
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Movement and kinesiology instructors
The course is designed to help practitioners adopt a modern, science-based approach to the assessment and treatment of myofascial pain syndromes, informed by current pain neuroscience.
We move beyond outdated views of pain as a purely mechanical tissue problem and develop an understanding of pain as a complex neuroplastic process. This includes not only changes in muscles and fascia, but also adaptations within the central nervous system.
Special attention is given to rethinking trigger points. Instead of treating them as muscular “knots” or spasms, we consider them localized zones of sensorimotor mismatch, linked to altered sensory processing and neuroperceptive pain regulation.
Course Format:
4 modules (106 academic hours)
Introductory Module: Contemporary Pain Neuroscience.
1st Module: headache and neck pain.
2nd Module: pain in the upper back, shoulder girdle and upper limb.
3rd Module: lumbar pain and pain in the lower extremity.
Each module thoroughly discusses the sources of myofascial pain, muscle structures, and the most common trigger points (TPs).
Students master the methods of TT deactivation, study a clear protocol for maintaining and monitoring a patient in accordance with current scientific and medical data.
The duration of each module is 3 days.
Participants are provided with teaching aids and video materials.