View the AI-PAMI Health Care Provider Presentation: Incorporating Integrative Medicine Modalities for Pain into Clinical Practice, presented by Megan Weigel, DNP, APRN-c, Advanced Practice Holistic Nurse, Board Certified. In this webinar, Dr. Weigel provides an overview of pain and traditional approaches for pain management before introducing the concept of integrative medicine and its applications for pain. She reviews the evidence base for various integrative modalities and weighs the benefits and risks to the patient. She concludes with practical applications for some of the integrative options for a sample patient case.
Learning Objectives
- Define types of pain and societal burden
- Review conventional approach to pain management
- Discuss areas of concern related to integrative approach
- Discuss integrative approach to pain management:
- Lifestyle changes
- Supplements
- Manual therapies
- Exercise therapies