Physical Therapy Role in Chronic Pain Management

Physical Therapy Role in Chronic Pain Management is presented by Hannah Scholten, PT, DPT, Cert. MDT, clinical supervisor, UF Health Rehabilitation – Wildlight. Hannah discusses the issue of chronic pain in the U.S., the history of pain management and existing pain treatment options. She provides an introduction to physical therapy for chronic pain management and provides additional self-management options and resources to try at home.
UF Health Rehabilitation – Wildlight: https://wildlight.ufhealthjax.org/rehabilitation

Presentation Slide Deck:

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Objectives:

  • Prevalence of chronic pain in the US
  • History of pain management & the opioid epidemic
  • Current treatment principles
  • PT role in chronic pain management
  • Active vs passive pain management
  • Laying the foundation
  • Graded exposure
  • Neuromobility
  • Desensitization
  • Self-management
  • Other (non-PT) resources for pain management

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