The Role of Pain Science in Physical Therapy | 1 CE Credit

CARE Counseling has partnered with Motion Minnesota to provide a Grand Rounds training on the role of pain science in physical therapy. Dr. Maggie Henjum, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT, Owner and CEO of Motion + Therapy Partners, will provide an overview on physical therapy, the role of pain, and effective ways of working with pain in therapy. Dr. Henjum is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and Board-Certified Orthopedic Specialist and is a faculty member at the University of Minnesota, and South College in their doctoral program and Evidence in Motion in their residency and fellowship programs. She has worked for the Olympic Ski team as medical staff since 2017, where she gets to see the most remote areas of the world helping people move, stay healthy and happy. 

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Level of programming is introductory: assumes minimal familiarity with the topic.

This Grand Rounds is designed to help participants: 

1. Name three types of pain
2. Describe how a pain informed physical therapist approaches pain
3. Recognize complexity of what feeds into pain stories 

The presentation is designated for CARE Counseling mental health professionals (LP, LPC/LPCC, MFT/LMFT, LGSW/LICSW, LADC), pre-licensed mental health practitioners, and students.  

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About the Presenter: 

Dr. Maggie Henjum, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT, is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and a Board-Certified Orthopedic. She is also Fellow trained through the American Academy of Manual Physical Therapy, completing her doctorate at UC Denver, residency and fellowship in pain science and manual therapy. She has conducted research in spine and backcountry medicine and worked for the Olympic Ski team as medical staff since 2017 where she gets to see the most remote areas of the world helping people move, stay healthy and happy. Additionally, she is a faculty member at the University of Minnesota, and South College in their doctoral program and Evidence in Motion in their residency and fellowship programs. 

 *The speaker has indicated one conflict of interest of working at a clinic that provides physical therapy, however, there was no commercial support for this training.