2022 FELLOWS- INTEGRATIVE PAIN SCIENCE INSTITUTE
Earlier this year, I announced my favorite, most impactful program yet: the Pain Innovator Project (PIP). Within PIP, each pain practitioner created their own unique protocol based on their experiences and wisdom. Then, they tested their protocol and disseminated it so it can be applied broadly. They used their creativity and real-world observations to make […]
Pain Education Training in New York State Physical Therapy Programs: Preparing Physical Therapists with Biopsychosocial Interventions to Treat Pain
As you subscribe to my website, you are aware that significant steps have been taken by educators and the APTA to advance pain education in Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) programs. This shift includes adding essential pain education content with the aim to produce graduates who are competent in contemporary pain management. Despite various trends, […]
Why the Physical Therapy Profession is Left Out of Biden’s Mental Health Plan
by Joe Tatta, PT, DPT One of the areas related to pain care that I’m closely watching is mental health. In the U.S. less than half of Americans with mental health conditions receive treatment. In his State of the Union address last week, President Joe Biden announced an ambitious plan to address the country’s mental […]
What is a Pain Specialist Coach?
As research into pain science continues to develop, it has become increasingly clear that chronic pain requires more than just one method to treat. In order to create a truly comprehensive treatment plan, it is critical to include interventions from education, nutrition, therapeutic exercise, and more. However, you may have found that even as a […]
Musculoskeletal Pain and Work Coaching
Musculoskeletal pain, including shoulder, back, and neck pain, is one of the primary causes of sickness absence globally.1 While some causes of musculoskeletal pain are easily identified, the vast majority of cases have no clear origin. This creates challenges for treatment, although research suggests that both physical and psychological stressors are important factors in the […]
2020: A Year of Pain, Suffering and Change
Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year from all of us at the Integrative Pain Science Institute. The year 2020 will go down in history as a time of massive social change. For some, these changes presented opportunities (eg, increased time with family, flexible working, and reduced demand for travel). For others, however, these social changes represented […]
