(HS Pryor 065123 2022) PAIN - It's all in your head, or at least that's a place to start
Tracking # 20-923424
Course overview
Do you have patients that have had an injury or surgery and start with acute pain that have converted to chronic pain? How does this happen and what can we do about it? What role does neuroplasticity serve in treating chronic pain? As practitioners we treat pain, edema, restricted motion and function - what are we missing? This session will dive into the science of internal and/or external pain of the neck, back, upper and lower extremities. Pain is a private and individualized experience where subjective explanations from the patients may lead us in our treatment plans. Pain may have deeper roots than the wounds we see. Discover how to tap into pain directly at the source, the central nervous system vs treating the body with limited resolution of the chronic pain experience.
Subject areas
This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.
Arizona Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners
Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Florida Board of Nursing
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Licensed Practical Nurse
Registered Nurse
Florida Board of Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Disclosure statements
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Karen Pryor has employment relationships with the Tennessee State University, the Volunteer State Community College, the Daymar Physical Therapy Assistant School, and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. She is the owner of Health Sphere Wellness Center, LLC and is a field examiner for PDMS-3. Dr. Pryor receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Karen Pryor is on the advisory board for the Maoris Foundation and is the president of the Caring Health Foundation.