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
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 [...]
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.
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 [...]
WBIR Channel 10 stopped by PCET on July 24, 2017 to continue their reporting on the opioid epidemic and how many patients are turning toward occupational and physical therapies as an alternative to prescription medication. Watch the full report below. https://youtu.be/WUuMj1dhRd8
Dr. James Choo spoke to WATE Channel 6 ABC on Tuesday, July 11, 2017 about opioid abuse and the removal of oxymorphone from the market. Watch the full interview below. https://youtu.be/Y5M2xOp6ciM
