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.
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
WBIR Channel 10 NBC recently stopped by Pain Consultants of East Tennessee to report on the usage of virtual reality software as a method to reduce chronic pain. Watch the full interview below! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdfyPVmcsi8&feature=youtu.be
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 [...]
MindfulnessTN donated $25,000 to the Pain and Palliative Care Service at East Tennessee Children's Hospital following the event on May 6, 2017 at the Knoxville Convention Center. MindfulnessTN is presented by Pain Consultants of East Tennessee and its goal is to raise awareness of mindfulness meditation-based research and its impact on health and well-being. MindfulnessTN [...]
