Pain

Clinical Assistant Professor Dr. Shakeel Ahmed just published “Beyond breathing: Systematic review of global chronic obstructive pulmonary disease guidelines for pain management” in the journal Respiratory Medicine. The study reviewed clinical practice guidelines integrating respiratory and pain systems, finding that pain…

The Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy has awarded Department of Physical Therapy faculty members Meryl Alappattu, D.P.T., Ph.D., a research assistant professor, and Mark Bishop, P.T., Ph.D., FAPTA, an associate professor and director of the UF Doctor of Physical Therapy program, funding to support their study “Underserved and undertreated: musculoskeletal…

AI-PAMI Presents: Approaching Pain Using Psychologically Informed Practice Dr. Jason Beneciuk Jason Beneciuk, DPT, PhD, research assistant professor and Brooks Rehabilitation researcher, will be presenting a free online pain management webinar for health care providers working with adults ages 50+ with pain. The webinar will focus on psychologically informed…

Michael Robinson, PhD, CHP, professor in the Dept. of Clinical and Health Psychology, and Mark Bishop, PT, PhD, FAPTA, associate professor and director of the Doctor of Physical Therapy program, recently received funding from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases for their study, “Mechanisms and Modulation…

Researchers found that NFL retirees’ thoughts about pain may actually have a bigger impact on their lives than the intensity of their pain.

Knowing who is at risk for chronic pain could help clinicians tailor treatments to control pain and limit prescription drug use, researchers say.

Corey Simon, DPT, PhD, FAAOMPT, completed the Rehabilitation Science program in December 2014. He is currently an assistant professor at Duke School of Medicine in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Doctor of Physical Therapy Division. Recently he was part of the team which published one of the first studies…