Board of Directors Meeting

    08/12/2020

    6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

    Brigham & Women's Health Care Center, 850 Boylston St, Chestnut Hill, MA

    Fishbowl Conference Room

    APTAMA Board meets to advance the Strategic Plan.

    Members welcome. If you plan to attend, please notify tamara@libertysquaregroup.com

    Nociplastic Pain: What is it, How to recognize it, Where to go with it?

    08/19/2020

    7:00 - 8:30pm

    Virtual on Zoom.  Login will be sent on day of event.

    The International Association for the Study of Pain recently adopted a third mechanism for pain: nociplastic. Distinct from nociceptive (pain driven from activation of nociceptors) and neuropathic (pain caused by a lesion of the somatosensory nervous system), nociplastic pain is defined by a change in nociceptive processing. Nociplastic pain is often associated with altered pain modulation and is commonly present in conditions such as chronic low back pain, osteoarthritis, whiplash, and fibromyalgia. However, it is a complex, emerging phenomenon that is unfamiliar to patients and clinicians. The aim of our presentation will be to improve understanding of nociplastic pain so that PTs and PTAs feel more comfortable recognizing and treating their patients.

    Presented by:

    Chris Joyce is an Assistant Professor in the School of Physical Therapy at MCPHS University. His research focus is on musculoskeletal pain and psychosocial factors related to pain. He’s currently examining the effects of non-pharmacologic interventions on depression, anxiety, and self-efficacy in patients with chronic low back pain. He has served as an item-writer for the National Physical Therapy Exam and co-chaired the formation of a Pain Special Interest Group in the Massachusetts APTA chapter. At MCPHS University he teaches courses in evidence based practice, pain and modalities, and therapeutic exercise.
     
    Sorcha K. Martin is an Assistant Clinical Professor and a Co-Director of Clinical Education at Boston University’s Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Science. Her academic instruction focuses on clinical medicine, including contemporary pain science, and orthopedics. She is a Fellow of the Academy of Orthopeadic Manual Physical Therapists and has extensive clinical experience treating individuals with persistent pain. She has presented at regional and national conferences on topics including pain science, opioid abuse, misuse and physical therapy, and the use of OPTIMAL learning theory in patients with low back pain.
     
    Sponsored by the Pain SIG. Bring your favorite beverage for some casual virtual learning

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    Strategic Planning Retreat

    09/12/2020

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    09/30/2020

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    Fall Assembly of Representatives

    11/19/2020

    5:30 - 9pm

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    Board of Directors Meeting

    12/16/2020

    6:30 AM - 8:30 PM

    Brigham & Women's Health Care Center, 850 Boylston St, Chestnut Hill, MA

    Fishbowl Conference Room

    APTAMA Board meets to advance the Strategic Plan.

    Members welcome. If you plan to attend, please notify tamara@libertysquaregroup.com

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