by Ted Jones, PhD, CPE You may have recently been referred to a “Pearls Class” and likely you are wondering what it is. The name is not very revealing and with all the appointments you may have at Pain Consultants of East Tennessee (PCET), you may be saying “I just can’t go over there so much; give [...]
In the fall of 2015, Pain Consultants of East Tennessee was fortunate enough to coordinate research with Dr. Eric Wade, assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Tennessee. He has been working on a new watch sized device that measures the total speed, changes in direction, change in velocity, power, and velocity of a [...]
by Ted Jones, PhD, CPE You might have read a past blog post here about virtual reality coming to PCET. Well, it has now arrived and it's operational. This is an update for you on this exciting project. You likely have heard about virtual reality. It basically involves putting a viewer on your face and then [...]
When we go for a walk, jog/run, or a ride, we increase our heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing rate. The more we move and be active, the more efficient our bodies become, able to do more and go longer before we get tired. A good way to get more in shape is to first [...]
by Ted Jones, PhD, CPE Most of the people we see say they are depressed. A few have had some medical professional tell them that their depression is causing their pain. Is that possible? Can depression really cause pain? Well, in our view, your pain is not being caused by your depression. But the two are [...]
by Ted Jones, PhD, CPE “Catastrophizing" is a very important factor in chronic pain. Catastrophizing is basically when someone adds unnecessary emotion to a situation. Imagine you are on an airplane and it hits a bumpy patch. If you are sitting next to someone who says “Oh no! This is awful! The plane is going down, [...]
