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Manage Pain Naturally: Multidisciplinary Approach to Integrative Pain Therapy

Wed, Jun 18th, 2025

6:00pm – 8:00pm US Eastern Time

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Event Details

Wed, Jun 18th, 2025

6:00pm – 8:00pm US Eastern Time

(3:00pm – 5:00pm US Pacific Time)

2 CE Hours

Live Event

Profession Group

Behavioral Health

About the Event

For years, medical providers relied on opiate medications to treat chronic pain, with disastrous results. Drug addiction destroyed multiple lives, leading to the demand for a better approach to managing pain. Chronic pain affects 50 million people in the US. HHS created the Inter Agency Task Force for Pain, advocating a multidisciplinary approach to manage pain and encourage research. In this live, interactive webinar we will identify multimodal therapies to create a patient-centered approach to pain to help licensees make informed clinical decisions by applying the Task Force findings to remediate pain without addictive drugs. We will discuss current pain theories and mechanisms of central sensitization and document functional outcome measures. Evidence-informed interventions for pain alleviation including biopsychosocial models, rehabilitation, and alternative medicine, as well as mindfulness, relaxation, biofeedback, touch, intercultural and spiritual methods will be explored.

Live Event

This live online event will be held as a Zoom Webinar. Attendees will have the option to interact through features such as the Chat and Q&A, but cameras and microphones will not be enabled.

Live Event Instructors

Theresa A. Schmidt, PT,DPT,MS,OCS,LMT,CEAS

Dr. Theresa Schmidt PT,DPT,OCS,LMT,CEAS of Educise.com is an Orthopedic Certified Specialist PT, Expert Consultant, educator, massage therapist, hypnotherapist and author in private practice at Educise PC Health & Wellness in NH. She is a Clinical Specialist in the Pain program at New Hampshire VA. She received her DPT at UNE., served as faculty in PT and massage programs and presented for International Fascia Research Congress, APTA, AMTA, AOTA, NASA, Johns Hopkins, and Cleveland Clinics. She focuses on hands-on natural solutions to pain and mobility problems integrating manual therapy, precision exercise, functional training and alternative medicine approaches. Her engaging seminars inspire clinicians with practical tools they can apply immediately for measurable results clients rave about.

Theresa Schmidt

Dr. Theresa Schmidt PT, DPT, OCS, LMT, CEAS of Educise.com is an Orthopedic Certified Specialist PT, Expert Consultant, educator, massage therapist, hypnotherapist and author in private practice at Educise PC Health & Wellness in NH. She is a Clinical Specialist in the Pain program at New Hampshire VA. She received her DPT at UNE., served as faculty in PT and massage programs and presented for International Fascia Research Congress, APTA, AMTA, AOTA, NASA, Johns Hopkins, and Cleveland Clinics. She focuses on hands-on natural solutions to pain and mobility problems integrating manual therapy, precision exercise, functional training and alternative medicine approaches. Her engaging seminars inspire clinicians with practical tools they can apply immediately for measurable results clients rave about.

Target Audience

This live interactive webinar is intended for Physical Therapists, Physical Therapy Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants, and Nurses. (PT, PTA, OT, COTA, RN)

Learning Objectives

After taking this activity, you should be able to:

1 Discuss the challenge of chronic pain and explain the current trends in biopsychosocial pain management.
2 Document clinical outcomes for pain status using objective and self-reported measures.
3 Incorporate Pain Management Best Practices advocated by the US Inter Agency Task Force into a plan of care for people with chronic pain.
4 List nonpharmacological approaches to pain management and interpret current research regarding integrative approaches to pain reduction.

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American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)

2 CEU hours

Agenda times are listed in US Eastern Time. That is 3 hours later than US Pacific Time. The event starts at 3:00pm US Pacific Time.

6:00 PM - 6:30 PM ET: Meet the Challenge of Pain Opioid Crisis and the Pharmaceutical Approach The Nomenclature of Pain Management of Pain 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM ET: Biopsychosocial Model Pain Mechanisms Is There a Better Way? Pain Assessment 7:00 PM - 7:30 PM ET: Interventions to Manage Pain Pain Management Best Practices: Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act Interagency Task Force for Pain Rehabilitation Approaches 7:30 PM - 8:00 PM Integrative Medicine Approaches Biopsychosocial Approaches Spiritual Approaches - Ancient and Modern What Does the Research Say?

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Manage Pain Naturally: Multidisciplinary Approach to Integrative Pain Therapy

About the Event

Live Event Instructors

Theresa A. Schmidt, PT,DPT,MS,OCS,LMT,CEAS

Theresa Schmidt

Target Audience

Learning Objectives

Disclosure to Learners

Planners and Reviewers

Faculty

Commercial support

Joint Accreditation (JA)

American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)

Board of Certification for the Athletic Trainer (BOC)

Florida Board of Physical Therapy

Florida Board of Occupational Therapy (FBOT)

Michigan Board of Physical Therapy

New Jersey State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners (NJTPTE)

New York State Education Department's State Board for Physical Therapy

New York State Education Department's State Board for Occupational Therapy (NYSED BOT)

Ohio Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Athletic Trainers Board - Physical Therapy (OTPTAT)

Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners

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