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Managing complex pain

Anthony Halimi with Physio Learning – On-site course

On-siteDPCFIFPL15 h of training

The 2026 dates are coming soon!

  • 4,9/5 · 40 reviews
  • 150+ formés sur cette formation

Why this course?

A complete course that equips practitioners to help patients living with complex pain!

La formation en situation

Learning outcomes

Identify the mechanisms that drive increased nociception (loss of inhibitory pathways, temporal summation, hypothalamic-pituitary axis dysfunction, circulating inflammation,…)

Identify the psychological factors that alter the emotions, thoughts and behaviours involved in pain

Identify cases of persistent pain that call for care other than physiotherapy rehabilitation. A range of conditions will be discussed (inflammatory rheumatic disease, endocrine disorders, sleep apnoea syndrome, central neurological conditions, bone lesions, cancer, post-traumatic stress…)

Learn a range of short-term pain modulation strategies, and in which situations they are appropriate or not

Learn how to adapt therapies to the patient's clinical situation on the basis of clinical symptoms

Learn communication strategies that help build positive expectations and helpful behaviours

Understand the therapist stance required for collaborative care and shared decision-making

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Your instructor

Hi, I’m Anthony!

A physiotherapist in private practice, who graduated from the IFMK in Dijon in 2015. Anthony is deeply involved in promoting evidence-based practice and the BioPsychoSocial model of pain. He was one of the translators of the Trust Me I’m a Physiotherapist Facebook page and blogs a few articles on his own site. He runs the ThinKin’ Instagram, Facebook and Twitter pages.

He works for Axomove, an exercise prescription app for which he is paid. He is also a continuing education instructor on pain management topics and teaches on undergraduate programmes at several institutes.

📲 Find me on Instagram: @thinkin_mkdeabh or on my site https://thinkin-anthony-halimi.fr/

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Course content

The course gives you a clinical framework for non-drug management, so you can adapt to any patient with complex/chronic pain and improve the quality of your pain management.

Module 1: Nociception and perception
Module 2: Predictive coding
Module 3: Communication
Module 4: Cortical smudging
Module 5: Motor imagery, neuro-imaging techniques
Module 6: Exercise-induced hypoalgesia
Module 7: Sensitising factors, inflammation and the hypothalamic-pituitary axis
  • History taking
Module 8: Clinical factors in patients with complex pain
Module 9: Treatment plan and non-drug therapeutic strategies
Module 10: Clinical cases and complex pain
  • Wrap-up and admin
Course preview

Funding may be available

Two French schemes can fund it, for practitioners working in France. What sets them apart: what you pay upfront, and when.

DPC

Fully funded*

The Agence nationale du DPC, the French agency for continuing professional development, pays the training provider directly, and your attendance is compensated. Open to healthcare professionals practising in France.

You pay upfront
Nothing
The Agence covers
The full cost of the course
and pays you 266 € to 532 € for attending
* Un reste à charge peut exister, selon le prix de la formation et le montant pris en charge.
  1. You register on agencedpc.fr and choose your session.
  2. Your application is approved: the Agence pays Physio Learning, you pay nothing upfront.
  3. You receive your allowance in the months following the course.

Action DPC n° 99GX2325013

DPC allowance for masseurs-kinésithérapeutes, 2026: not every profession comes under the DPC, and those that do are not on the same allowance. Subject to your application being approved and to your annual allowance still being available. A French scheme, for professionals practising in France.1

FIFPL

Up to 300 € per day

You pay for the course, then claim reimbursement from the FIFPL, the French training fund for self-employed professionals. Open to practitioners registered in France.

You pay upfront
The course fee
The FIFPL reimburses
Up to 300 €
per day, up to 900 € a year
Cette formation dure 2 jours.
For the exact amount in your own situation, put the request to the FIFPL.
  1. You book your place and pay for the course.
  2. You file your claim with the FIFPL, enclosing the programme and the quote.
  3. The FIFPL reimburses you after the course.

Registered with the FIFPL: kinésithérapeutes S0620260400045 · ostéopathes T3920260030022

FIFPL 2026 caps and how to claim

Amounts from the masseur-kinésithérapeute scale, 2026: each profession has its own. Reimbursement is decided by the FIFPL, based on your remaining annual allowance and on the budget allocated to your profession. A French fund, for self-employed practitioners registered in France.2

La formation en images

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798 €

On-site course

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  • ✓ Certificate and paperwork kept for you
  • ✓ Instructor support after the course
  • ✓ Dedicated app, lifetime access

What do colleagues think?

4,9/5 – 40 published reviews (December 2025)

There is nothing better than reading fellow physios' reviews to get a feel for the course.

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How the course runs

🎞 2 days of on-site teaching at the course venue (14h). The teaching materials are many and varied: PowerPoint, teaching videos, clinical cases and videos. Time for practice in pairs is set aside throughout the course.

👩‍⚕️Who it is for: physiotherapists in private practice or salaried; osteopaths

No prerequisites for this course.

🟪 Price: 590€* incl. VAT

* Pre learning on the site included – *Meals not included – *DPC/FIFPL funding ⬇️

❓Multiple-choice quiz to check what you have learnt, plus practical cases

👩‍💻 1 instructor to answer all your questions on the subject.

🔧 1 technical and teaching support service available 7 days a week via the chat at the bottom right.

👨‍🦳 1 lifetime access to the community dedicated to your course, to talk with your fellow physios whenever you like

Upcoming course sessions

The course returns in 2026

Course programme as a PDF

Download the PDF programme for the course by clicking here .

I want to host the course at my practice

You know the score: Drop Learning is the Physio-Learning speciality 🪂 ! You love a course, we drop the instructor at your place, in your practice, with your mates.

The conditions: a group of 10 to 20 enthusiasts and, if possible, a room to host the course (or a good tip-off for one).

Contact the team on WhatsApp by clicking here

DPC funding

For 2026, if your application is approved (a decision that does not depend on Physio-learning) and depending on your annual allowance, the course may be funded by the DPC, the French continuing professional development scheme . 2026 funding criteria: funding capped at 798€, plus 532€ of allowances, within the limits of the budget allocated to the profession and subject to the ANDPC's checks.

Funding capped at 14h over 2026, on condition that you are established, a collaborating practitioner or an assistant on the date of the course.

To enrol through the DPC: go to agencedpc to enrol on your session, action number 99GX2325013 . Only enrolment on the agency's site guarantees your funding. A 50€ deposit is required to secure your attendance at the course.

Read our full article by clicking here

FIFPL funding

For 2026, if your application is approved (a decision that does not depend on Physio-learning) and depending on your annual allowance, the course may be re imbursed by the FIFPL, the French funding body for self-employed professionals . 2026 funding criteria: funding capped at 300€ per day and 900€ per professional.

The application is being filed on the FIFPL site; we will have their answer during the first quarter of 2026.

Read our full article on the steps to take by clicking here

Questions about PRO-Q Kiné

The course has not yet been submitted to Pro-Q Kiné. If you are interested, get in touch!

All the steps are explained here.

Employer funding

Our training provider is Qualiopi-certified and you can contact us directly about employer funding.

Contact the team on WhatsApp by clicking here or, if you do not have WhatsApp, send us an email at hello@physio-learning.com!

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Please first check whether your answer is in our help centre by clicking here .

★★★★★ 4,71/5 · 98 % of the 51 participants recommend this course (post-course survey)

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The practical details, at a glance

Prerequisites

None

Getting onto the learning platform

Log in to the Physio-Learning platform, then complete the two-factor authentication (code received by SMS or email).

I have a specific need

If you have a disability, or if you need any particular adjustment for the course, whatever it may be, contact the team on WhatsApp by clicking here or, if you do not have WhatsApp, send us an email at hello@physio-learning.com!

Course venues are always accessible to people with reduced mobility, and we will do our best to adapt to your situation! So do get in touch!

  1. DPC: the Agence nationale du DPC pays the training provider directly, subject to your application being approved and to your annual allowance still being available. Some of the cost may remain payable by you, depending on the course price and the amount funded. The attendance allowance is paid by the Agence, at its own rates and for on-site courses only. The DPC only covers healthcare professions bound by the French three-yearly requirement, and the allowance depends on the profession: the amounts shown are those for masseurs-kinésithérapeutes in 2026. A French scheme, open to healthcare professionals practising in France.
  2. FIFPL: you pay for the course, then claim reimbursement. It is full or partial depending on the course, and decided by the FIFPL independently of Physio Learning, within your remaining annual allowance and the budget allocated to your profession. The caps shown are those of the masseur-kinésithérapeute scale for 2026; other professions come under their own section's scale. An online course is capped at half these amounts. A French fund, open to self-employed practitioners registered in France.
  3. Average rating from reviews published by participants after the course, as of the date shown: 4,9/5 – 40 published reviews (December 2025)
  4. Number of professionals trained, rounded down to the nearest fifty, across all sessions of this course: 150+

Managing complex pain

DPC : rien à avancer, participation indemnisée