PCET employees were proud to support Metro Drug Coalition‘s effort to bring awareness to Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) by participating in their Pearls and Bowties for Babies campaign in early October. NAS is a group of problems that occur in a newborn who was exposed to addictive opiate drugs while in the mother’s womb. The number of NAS [...]
CityView Magazine is honoring the outstanding men and women in our medical community whose dedication and skill have earned the respect of both their patients and their fellow doctors. Each year, Cityview asks area physicians to tell them whom they would choose if they needed specialized care. This is not a popularity contest or a [...]
Pain Consultants of East Tennessee was honored to host the Tennessee Physical Therapy Association quarterly meeting on February 13, 2018. The meeting was attended by physical therapists, physical therapy assistants, and physical therapy assistant students from around the Knoxville area. More than 35 practitioners in attendance were able to discuss changes in physical therapy practice [...]
Pain Consultants of East Tennessee recently provided an opportunity for local occupational therapy practitioners to learn more about chronic pain management. On January 18th, PCET hosted the East District chapter of the Tennessee Occupational Therapy Association. During the meeting, the PCET Occupational Therapy department educated attending practitioners about best practices in chronic pain management by [...]
Recently, Jeannette Tsuei, director of product for AppliedVR spent two days at Pain Consultants of East Tennessee to test the usability of their new virtual reality experience for patient pain management. AppliedVR's new virtual reality experience uses biofeedback to help patients self-regulate their response to stress, anxiety, and pain so they are better in tune with their [...]
WVLT Channel 8 CBS recently stopped by Pain Consultants of East Tennessee to speak with Martha Smith, MD about Cigna's decision to stop coverage of certain forms of OxyContin in 2018 and beyond. Click the video below for the full interview. https://youtu.be/rRnouPVW3zM
