Physical Therapy for Pain Management

This course provides an overview of the basics of physical therapy and how it can be integrated into an effective pain management plan.

 

Target Audience

All Prescribers of Controlled Substances

MD/DO

Advanced Practice Clinicians

Registered Nurses

Physical Therapists

Learning Objectives

 

  1. Explain the role and benefits of PT in pain management
  2. Recall the basic PT tools used in practice
  3. Recognize the importance of integrating primary care, physical therapy, behavioral medicine, and other therapeutic techniques in treating chronic pain and opioid use

 

 

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Course opens: 
12/19/2024
Course expires: 
12/31/2027
Part of: 
Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention
Rating: 
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Timothy Flynn, PT, PhD, FAPTA is widely published with over 100 peer-reviewed manuscripts on musculoskeletal disorders and chronic spinal pain. He has received numerous professional awards. Dr. Flynn is a past President of the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists. He is a world-renowned clinician whose primary clientele includes clients suffering chronic disorders, failed surgeries, and chronic pain disorders.

Accreditation: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Iowa Medical Society (IMS) through the joint providership of Compass Healthcare Collaborative and Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention. Compass Healthcare Collaborative is accredited by the IMS to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation: Compass designates this live activity for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Commercial Support: This activity was developed without support from any ineligible company. *The ACCME defines ineligible companies as those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Note: The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical service directly to patients to be commercial interests unless the provider of clinical services is owned, or controlled by, and ACCME defined ineligible company.

Disclosure: Compass adheres to the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. The content of this activity is not related to products or the business lines of an ACCME-defined ineligible company. None of the planners or moderators for this educational activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing products used by or on patients.

Available Credit

  • 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
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