The fibromyalgia course is an opportunity for physical therapists to gain the knowledge and techniques needed to manage patients with this disorder. Fibromyalgia is a syndrome characterized by widespread pain and a range of other symptoms, including chronic fatigue, sleep difficulties, and memory problems. During the course, participants will learn how to assess patients with fibromyalgia and choose the most appropriate exercises and treatment techniques. In addition, practical advice will be given on how to manage patients during the rehabilitation process and how to prevent the recurrence of symptoms. Upon completion of the course, physical therapists will be able to provide effective, individualized treatment for patients with fibromyalgia. Duration: 1 hour and 12 minutes

FisioScience CLUB with Giacomo Rossettini, OMPT physiotherapist, MSc, PhD. Lecturer at the Master's Program in Rehabilitation of Musculoskeletal Disorders at the University of Genoa and the University of Verona. Placebo and nocebo effects represent topics of great interest in international clinical and scientific circles. They represent the positive (placebo) or negative (nocebo) outcome resulting from the interaction between the patient and various contextual factors present in health care settings that can influence the therapeutic outcome. To date, knowledge on these issues by different health professionals (e.g., physical therapists) is heterogeneous and not in-depth, resulting in limited clinical translatability and reduced impact in enhancing therapeutic outcome in the patient.

The guest speaker is Paolo Marighetto, OMPT Physiotherapist, Lecturer at the Master's Program in Applied Manual Therapy in Physiotherapy at the University of Rome Tor Vergata. Topics covered: "Grief, so familiar because it is a common experience for each of us, has manifestations so different from person to person that it often seems an elusive entity. But what is the difference between a piece of information and one's interpretation of it? How important is nociception in the genesis of painful experience? And what is the relationship between nociception and pain? Not simple questions that we will try to answer or at least try to think through together. Duration: 1 hour and 20 minutes.