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Feb 2023
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Occupational Therapy and Chronic Pain | ...

EVIDENCE IN MOTION
About this episode

EIM faculty Megan Doyle a practicing occupational therapist discusses occupational therapy’s role in chronic pain and how occupational therapists can be involved with patients to provide intricate care to help. She talks about when clinics can bring in an occupational therapist to help with a patient. Listen and find out more about occupational therapy and how it works together with physical therapy to help a patient.

*Correction from Megan: I state in the interview that Lifestyle Redesign does not require additional training, but I have since confirmed that it actually does. I myself have taken additional Lifestyle Redesign courses and therefore can integrate into my practice.

Helpful research and training:
Therapeutic Neuroscience Education
Advanced Therapeutic Neuroscience Education Function

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