PCET OT Team Hosts TOTA Members

2019-12-09T21:33:04-05:00

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 [...]

PCET OT Team Hosts TOTA Members2019-12-09T21:33:04-05:00

AppliedVR Tests Virtual Reality Experience with PCET Patients

2019-12-09T21:36:02-05:00

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 [...]

AppliedVR Tests Virtual Reality Experience with PCET Patients2019-12-09T21:36:02-05:00

WVLT: Cigna’s Decision to Stop Coverage of Certain Types of OxyContin

2019-12-09T21:37:54-05:00

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

WVLT: Cigna’s Decision to Stop Coverage of Certain Types of OxyContin2019-12-09T21:37:54-05:00

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

2019-12-09T21:40:14-05:00

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 [...]

PCET Employees Participate in Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) Awareness Campaign2019-12-09T21:40:14-05:00

PCET OT Professionals Present to Tennessee Health Care Association

2019-12-09T21:46:42-05:00

Last month, Pain Consultants of East Tennessee occupational therapy (OT) professionals taught other healthcare professionals how OT can help to manage chronic pain for patients in different healthcare settings. During the presentation, the audience had specific questions regarding how the techniques could be applied to the long-term care setting.

PCET OT Professionals Present to Tennessee Health Care Association2019-12-09T21:46:42-05:00

Grief and Chronic Pain

2022-05-28T15:03:57-04:00

by Laura Stockdale, PhD, MSN Usually when people think about the concept of grief, they think about grieving a loved one that has died.  So you may ask, what does grief have to do with chronic pain?  How can I use what we know about grief to cope more effectively with my pain?  Am I [...]

Grief and Chronic Pain2022-05-28T15:03:57-04:00
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