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The Beyond Physical Therapy workshops are currrently held on Fridays from 2:30-3:30pm. Call for the next dates of specific topics. Only at the FYZICAL Shavano Park location!
At FYZICAL Shavano Park, we know that living with pain and illness can be challenging. Our educational workshops are presented by a clinical health psychologist and cover essential knowledge and skills for coping with chronic health problems. Learn how thoughts, emotions, behaviors and social/environmental factors all play a role in health and wellness and what you can do to enhance your well-being.
FREE Intro Session: The Psychology of Chronic Illness
You can’t prevent pain and hardship in your life, but you CAN influence how much you suffer when it happens. Learn how to suffer less from your health issues by addressing the role of stress, emotions, healthy behaviors, social interactions and thinking patterns.
Workshop 1: Relaxation Skills for Managing Stress
Pain and illness are stressful. The normal “fight or flight” response can increase muscle tension, put your mind and body on high alert, and aggravate your symptoms. Learn to control how your body reacts to stressors with four highly effective relaxation techniques for gaining control over muscles tension and moderating stress.
Workshop 2: Healthy Thinking About Your Health
We all can become alarmed about health concerns and the meaning they may have on enjoyment of life. Our thoughts can contribute to suffering, over and above our physical symptoms. Learn to recognize and challenge common unhelpful thinking patterns that may contribute to how much you suffer from your health problems.
Workshop 3: How to Change Health Behaviors
We may WANT to improve our health by eating healthy, exercising, taking medications, and doing PT exercises, however, changing behavior is hard. Learn key strategies for improving your consistency with health-related behaviors and for overcoming barriers to behavior change.
Workshop 4: Improving Your Sleep
Learn about behaviors that promote good sleep and those that can disrupt your sleep. Be introduced to scientifically supported behavioral strategies that can remedy poor sleep without the use of sleep medications.
Call 726-201-4290 for the current dates and times and to enroll. Space is limited.
Each workshop is $40 or $140 for the 4-workshop series package (a $20 savings). A family member or other person attending to support a primary participant can attend for free. Unfortunately, we cannot take insurance for educational workshops.
FAQ:
I'm only interested in one of the workshops. Is that okay?
Yes, you are welcome to attend just one workshop or all four!
Can I start with workshops 3 and 4 and do the others later?
Yes, the workshops can be attended in any order.
I am not a physical therapy patient at FYZICAL. Can I still attend?
Yes, you do not have to be a patient at FYZICAL to participate in the workshops.
My husband has a chronic illness. Can I attend the workshops with him?
Yes, we encourage support persons to attend the workshops. A family member or other support person accompanying a paid participant can attend at no additional cost.
Join us on Sept 6th for a FREE workshop by Rebecca Cantu, PT, DPT, on Multiple Sclerosis. Call and let us know if you plan to attend.
