IBS, Visceral Manipulation, and Pelvic Pain

Master tAVNS and neuroimmune-based techniques to manage chronic overlapping pain. Includes hands-on vagus nerve stimulation, GI/pelvic applications, and migraine care.

Physical Medicine & Rehab

Norman Hoffman

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Specialist

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Course Description

In this 25-hour advanced module, participants will explore the latest in neuroimmune strategies for managing chronic overlapping pain conditions. Focused heavily on vagus nerve stimulation—including transcutaneous auricular VNS (tAVNS)—this course combines in-depth lectures with hands-on practicums. Clinicians will learn targeted assessment and intervention techniques for neuroinflammatory and neuroimmune disorders, integrating gastrointestinal, pelvic, and autonomic diagnostics. Scholars will emerge with a refined understanding of how to implement evidence-based strategies for functional pain management in clinical settings.

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What you’ll learn:

Diagnose and manage chronic overlapping pain conditions using neuroimmune and neuroinflammatory frameworks.
Apply history-taking, examination, and assessment tools specific to chronic pain syndromes.
Integrate transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tAVNS) into evidence-based clinical protocols.
Perform hands-on assessment and intervention techniques for GI, pelvic, and vagal pathways.
Understand and apply emerging literature on vagus nerve stimulation in functional pain, IBS, and migraine.

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Educational Syllabus

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- About this Course
- Journal Articles
- Download: Download the Slides
Chapter 1 - Module 2 Review
- Lesson: Module 2 Quick Review
Chapter 2 - What is Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Lesson: What is Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Chapter 3 - Dietary Factors in IBS
- Lesson: Dietary Factors in IBS Pt. 1
- Lesson: Dietary Factors in IBS Pt. 2
Chapter 4 - The Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis
- Lesson: The Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis Pt. 1
- Lesson: The Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis Pt. 2
Chapter 5 - Prebiotics and Fiber
- Lesson: Prebiotics and Fiber Pt. 1
- Lesson: Prebiotics and Fiber Pt. 2
Chapter 6 - Microbiome Testing
- Lesson: Microbiome Testing
Chapter 7 - Vagus Nerve
- Lesson: Vagus Nerve
- Lesson: Applications of Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Chapter 8 - tVNS Devices
- Lesson: tVNS Devices Pt. 1
- Lesson: tVNS Devices Pt. 2
Chapter 9 - Effects of Vestibular Stimulation on Vagus Efferents
- Lesson: Effects of Vestibular Stimulation on Vagus Efferents
Chapter 10 - Other Causes of Chronic Abdominal Pain
- Lesson: Other Causes of Chronic Abdominal Pain
Chapter 11 - Palpating the Abdomen
- You're Halfway There!
- Lesson: Palpating the Abdomen Pt. 1
- Lesson: Palpating the Abdomen Pt. 2
- Lesson: Palpating the Abdomen Pt. 3
Chapter 12 - The Pancreatic Duct & Gall Bladder
- Lesson: The Pancreatic Duct & Gall Bladder
Chapter 13 - The Ileocecal Valve
- Lesson: The Ileocecal Valve
Chapter 14 - Cecum, Ascending Colon, and Hepatic Flexure
- Lesson: Cecum, Ascending Colon, and Hepatic Flexure
Chapter 15 - Sigmoid and Rectosigmoid Colon
- Lesson: Sigmoid and Rectosigmoid Colon
Chapter 16 - Photomodulation and the Gut
- Lesson: Photomodulation and the Gut
Chapter 17 - Quick Review / Practicum
- Lesson: Quick Review / Practicum
Chapter 18 - Research Supporting Visceral Manipulation
- Lesson: Research Supporting Visceral Manipulation
Chapter 19 - The Neurology of Bladder Function
- Lesson: The Neurology of Bladder Function
Chapter 20 - Chronic Pelvis Pain
- Lesson: Chronic Pelvis Pain Pt. 1
- Lesson: Chronic Pelvic Pain Pt. 2
- Lesson: Chronic Pelvic Pain Pt. 3
Chapter 21 - Interstitial Cystitis / Bladder Pain Syndrome
- Lesson: Interstitial Cystitis / Bladder Pain Syndrome
Chapter 22 - Pelvic Myofascial / Visceral Therapy
- Lesson: Pelvic Myofascial / Visceral Therapy
Chapter 23 - Focused Shockwave
- Lesson: Focused Shockwave

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