Understanding and Treating Persistent Pain through Predictive Processing and Embodied Cognition
with Josh Fein-Brown M.Ost, M.Sc, ND and Danny Orchard M.Ost, M.Sc
Course Dates:
25–26 April | 30–31 May | 27–28 June
Price:
£300 per weekend | £750 for the full three-weekend course
Students/recent graduates: £250 per weekend | £600 full course
Please note: Attendance at Weekend 1 is required to attend Weekends 2 and 3.
Location: Core Clapton, 161 Northwold Road, London, E5 8RL
Pain is often misunderstood as simply a signal of tissue damage. Modern neuroscience shows that pain is a complex perceptual experience shaped by the nervous system, beliefs, context, memory and emotion.
This three-weekend course explores contemporary models of pain, including predictive processing, embodied cognition and pain neuroscience, helping clinicians better understand and support patients living with persistent pain.
Through a combination of lectures, discussion and supervised clinical practice with real patients, participants will develop practical skills for assessing and treating chronic pain in a compassionate, evidence-informed way.
What the course covers
Across three weekends participants will explore:
Weekend 1 – Pain as Perception
Introduction to the neuroscience of pain, predictive processing and embodied cognition, and how psychological and contextual factors shape the pain experience.
Weekend 2 – Pain Assessment
Understanding nociceptive, neuropathic and nociplastic pain, central sensitisation, neuroimmune interactions and how to assess complex pain presentations in clinical practice.
Weekend 3 – Treating Pain
Practical approaches to pain management including pain neuroscience education, communication strategies, exercise prescription, mindfulness and hands-on neuromodulation techniques.
Who is this course for?
This course is designed for:
- Osteopaths and manual therapists
- Clinicians interested in modern pain science
- Practitioners looking to integrate a biopsychosocial approach into clinical practice
