Clinical Pearls
Clinical pearls reflect succinct, clinically relevant information drawn from therapist experience that can benefit patient care, but may not be found in the medical literature. These clinical pearls have been submitted by Pain SIG members with the intention to support you in your efforts to bring the highest quality care to your patients.
2025
- October: The Optimal Screening for Prediction of Referral and Outcome Yellow Flag (OSPRO-YF) tool for assessing pain-associated psychological distress in orthopedic physical therapy practice
2024
- April: Nerve Pathology
2023
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January: Pain Mechanism Classification Clinical Pearl - Part 4
2022
- December: Pain Mechanism Classification Clinical Pearl - Part 3
- October: Pain Mechanism Classification Clinical Pearl - Part 2
- August: Pain Mechanism Classification Clinical Pearl - Part 1
2021
- October: Changing Belief Systems via Therapeutic Movement Treatments
2019
- June: Participating in Positive Activities and Cultivating Positive Emotional States
- April: Restoring Locus of Control through Shared Decision Making
- February: Relationship-Centered Communication
2018
- December: Coaching the Worrywart
- October: Talking about Pain Using Analogies and Metaphors
- August: Model for Making Treatment Decisions
- June: Breathing, Relaxation and Mindfulness Meditation
- April: Identifying and Classifying Pain Mechanisms
- February: Sleep