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PCET Employees Participate in Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) Awareness Campaign
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PCET Employees Participate in Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) Awareness Campaign

PCET2026-11-11T20:40:57-05:00

Pain Consultants of East Tennessee employees participated in Metro Drug Coalition’s Pearls and Bowties for Babies campaign in early October to raise awareness of neonatal abstinence syndrome, or NAS. Understanding Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome NAS is a group of withdrawal symptoms that can occur in newborns after exposure to certain substances during pregnancy, most commonly opioids. [...]

PCET Employees Participate in Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) Awareness CampaignPCET2026-11-11T20:40:57-05:00

WBIR Highlights Physical and Occupational Therapy at PCET
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WBIR Highlights Physical and Occupational Therapy at PCET

PCET2026-11-12T15:37:34-05:00

WBIR Channel 10 visited Pain Consultants of East Tennessee on July 24, 2017, to report on physical and occupational therapy as nonmedication approaches to pain management. The segment was part of the station’s reporting on the opioid epidemic and highlighted rehabilitation services available at PCET. Watch the WBIR Report Watch the full 2017 report below. [...]

WBIR Highlights Physical and Occupational Therapy at PCETPCET2026-11-12T15:37:34-05:00

Dr. James Choo Discusses Opioid Misuse on WATE
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Dr. James Choo Discusses Opioid Misuse on WATE

PCET2026-11-12T15:40:14-05:00

Dr. James Choo of Pain Consultants of East Tennessee spoke with WATE Channel 6 ABC on July 11, 2017, about opioid misuse and the announced withdrawal of reformulated Opana ER, an extended-release oxymorphone medication. The interview addressed a development in the national conversation about opioid safety. Earlier that summer, the FDA had requested the product’s [...]

Dr. James Choo Discusses Opioid Misuse on WATEPCET2026-11-12T15:40:14-05:00

WBIR Report on PCET’s Usage of Virtual Reality Software
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WBIR Report on PCET’s Usage of Virtual Reality Software

PCET2026-11-12T16:27:01-05:00

WBIR Channel 10 NBC visited Pain Consultants of East Tennessee to report on the practice’s use of virtual reality software in chronic pain management. The 2017 segment explored how PCET was incorporating the technology into its approach to pain care. Watch the WBIR Report Watch the full report below for a look at the [...]

WBIR Report on PCET’s Usage of Virtual Reality SoftwarePCET2026-11-12T16:27:01-05:00

PCET Work with Virtual Reality Featured Internationally
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PCET Work with Virtual Reality Featured Internationally

PCET2026-11-12T16:30:40-05:00

The work being done with virtual reality for pain management by psychologist Ted Jones, PhD at Pain Consultants of East Tennessee is making international headlines. A new article appearing in Science Focus, the online home of BBC's Focus Magazine, not only detailed Jones' work but his partnership with DeepStream VR that brought virtual reality to [...]

PCET Work with Virtual Reality Featured InternationallyPCET2026-11-12T16:30:40-05:00

MindfulnessTN Donates $25,000 to East Tennessee Children’s Hospital
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MindfulnessTN Donates $25,000 to East Tennessee Children’s Hospital

PCET2026-11-12T16:39:43-05:00

MindfulnessTN donated $25,000 to the Pain and Palliative Care Service at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital following its May 6, 2017, event at the Knoxville Convention Center. Presented by Pain Consultants of East Tennessee, MindfulnessTN brought attention to research involving mindfulness meditation and its relationship to health and well-being. Two Years of Support The 2017 donation [...]

MindfulnessTN Donates $25,000 to East Tennessee Children’s HospitalPCET2026-11-12T16:39:43-05:00