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 […]