Chronic Pain Education for Personal Trainers
Chronic Pain Education for Personal Trainers
Training Clients With Chronic Pain
As a personal trainer, it can be difficult to work with a chronic pain client. Navigating their pain every session, keeping them motivated, and helping them reach their goals without making their pain worse is quite a challenge. If you are currently working with a client dealing with chronic pain, here are some things to keep in mind:
On a scale of 1-10, keep their pain levels below a 4 during training.
Convey to them the importance of getting enough sleep AND quality sleep consistently. This is crucial to their recovery and will decrease their pain.
Give them at least 2 weeks to acclimate to new exercises, increases in intensity, or exercises that have historically caused pain.
If they have a flare-up (which they will), don't panic. Don't let them panic. Get curious and ask questions.
Pay attention to patterns. If they consistently experience pain after a bad night's sleep, certain activities, etc., that is valuable data that you can use.
Each client's pain is unique and complex. But there will be patterns and the above information applies to every client.
If you are committed to helping your clients and furthering your education, reach out to learn more.
Training Clients With Chronic Pain
As a personal trainer, it can be difficult to work with a chronic pain client. Navigating their pain every session, keeping them motivated, and helping them reach their goals without making their pain worse is quite a challenge. If you are currently working with a client dealing with chronic pain, here are some things to keep in mind:
On a scale of 1-10, keep their pain levels below a 4 during training.
Convey to them the importance of getting enough sleep AND quality sleep consistently. This is crucial to their recovery and will decrease their pain.
Give them at least 2 weeks to acclimate to new exercises, increases in intensity, or exercises that have historically caused pain.
If they have a flare-up (which they will), don't panic. Don't let them panic. Get curious and ask questions.
Pay attention to patterns. If they consistently experience pain after a bad night's sleep, certain activities, etc., that is valuable data that you can use.
Each client's pain is unique and complex. But there will be patterns and the above information applies to every client.
If you are committed to helping your clients and furthering your education, reach out to learn more.
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