Karen Pryor – PAIN – It’s all in your head, or at least that’s a place to start

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Speaker:Karen Pryor, PhD, PT, DPT, CH, CFPS

Duration:2 Hours

Format:Audio and Video

Copyright:Mar 03, 2022  

Media Type:Digital Seminar

Description

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.

Speaker

Karen Pryor, PhD, PT, DPT, CH, CFPS, has a doctorate in physical therapy and has practiced for 40 years in the field. Dr. Pryor is the owner of Health Sphere Wellness Center, an integrative therapy clinic in Nashville, Tennessee. Involved with early intervention in the birth-three population for over 30 years, she has developed neuroplasticity techniques that are used in a wide variety of settings, including homes, childcare centers, and school systems, to advanced pediatric therapy programs.

Dr. Pryor serves on several boards, including the Leadership Interagency Council for Early Intervention (2014-2019), a position to which she was appointed by Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam. In 2010, she received the President’s Volunteer Service Award for her contributions to the advanced treatment of children from President Barack Obama. In addition to her work with children, Dr. Pryor has served as an adjunct professor at the Tennessee State University Occupational Therapy Assistant program. She is a clinical instructor for several universities and colleges. With her years of experience and passion for complete wellness, Dr. Pryor advances a more expansive view of how to integrate therapy throughout the lifespan by using neuroplasticity techniques.

Speaker Disclosures:

Financial: Karen Pryor is the owner of Health Sphere Wellness Center, LLC and is a field examiner for PDMS-3. She has employment relationships with Tennessee State University, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Physical Therapy School, the Daymar Physical Therapy Assistant School and the Volunteer State Community College. She is a paid consultant for Evergreen Certifications. Karen Pryor receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Karen Pryor is a reviewer with Tennessee Physical Therapy Association and American Physical Therapy Association. She is an Ambassador for National Down Syndrome Society.

Objectives

1. Evaluate somatosensory pathways and pain interpretation of the patient.
2. Analyze how the brain receives, processes pain and why it may continue after tissue healing has occurred.
3. Develop skills to engage the lower brain centers and rewire pain levels using Neuroplasticity.
4. Employ methods to incorporate in the patient’s home program and empower them for their recovery.

Outline

• Pain acute or chronic, location, detection, signs and symptoms

• • Evaluation – Head to toe, mind and membranes
  • Motion, emotion, history of trauma
  • Previous experience with pain and former treatments
• Treatments, results, empowering the patient
• • Use of cold and explanation of treatments for the patient
  • Gravity assisted range of motion – avoid strain and pain
  • Belief system – teaching pain science to the patient can change their beliefs and pain levels

Target Audience

• Chiropractors
• Physical Therapists
• Physical Therapy Assistants
• Occupational Therapists
• Occupational Therapy Assistants
• Other Rehab Health Professionals

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