3 ways Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is beneficial for the treatment of pain & PT

Although Acceptance Commitment Therapy  (ACT) was not originally designed to specifically treat pain, it is now a well-established treatment for patients with chronic pain (1).  ACT is a third-wave cognitive based therapy that aims to modify behavioral avoidance patterns in situations that are uncomfortable or unpleasant. This is not achieved by changing cognitions, beliefs or […]

5 Ways to Explain Pain – From the Super Simple to the Very Complex

Explaining pain is like climbing a great mountain.  Lorimer and David started building their house of pain decades ago and their journey of a thousand miles started with just one step – just like yours. Today they have a mother lode of ways to explain pain and simplify the science of pain.  It’s useful to […]

MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING AND PAIN NEUROSCIENCE EDUCATION: HOW THEY DIFFER AND HOW THEY CAN COMPLEMENT ONE ANOTHER

Motivational Interviewing and Pain Neuroscience Education are two approaches that have been shown to be useful when treating patients with chronic pain (1,2). While research supports both treatment strategies individually, there is currently no research exploring the potential benefits of integrating both motivational interviewing and pain neuroscience education into the management and treatment of chronic […]

How to Bill for Psychologically Informed Physical Therapy (PIPT)

How many times have you seen the words “not medically necessary” on a denial letter for a patients bill?  How many times have you provided quality, evidence-based, one-one-one patient pain care only to receive a letter from the insurance company that the claim was DENIED! When a claim is denied a practitioner’s first instinct is […]

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