Inside PAINWeek 2025’s Integrative and Interventional Learning Tracks

Are you a healthcare professional seeking cutting-edge strategies to help your patients manage chronic pain? The landscape of pain management is rapidly evolving, with innovative approaches that extend far beyond traditional pharmacological treatments. PAINWeek 2025 brings together leading experts to share groundbreaking techniques, evidence-based therapies, and multidisciplinary approaches that are transforming patient care. Whether you're interested in holistic methods or the latest interventional techniques, this conference offers specialized tracks designed to enhance your clinical practice and improve patient outcomes. 

Integrative Pain Management Track 

Discover holistic methods that blend traditional medicine with evidence-based complementary therapies. Key focus areas include strategies that consider both physical and emotional aspects of pain, providing clinicians with more personalized care options. 

Some of the engaging topics covered in this track are: 

The Meeting Place of Movement, Medicine and the Mind: Successfully Treating Persistent Pain 

• Presenters: Mai Huong T. Ho-Tran, PT DPT Fellow of Pain Science – Kaiser Permanente, Genevive Julien, PsyD – Kaiser Permanente Pain Medicine 

Integrating pain knowledge into care can enhance and improve outcomes. There is often a gap between learning new information and its practical application. The field of physical therapy, psychology and pharmacology and its role in optimizing patient care can be enhanced through increasing knowledge and exposure to practical ways that a pain physical therapist applies psychosocial approaches to treatment of persistent pain and actual experiential knowledge of how mechanisms of breath work, gentle movement, pacing integration and graded exposure can establish a sense of safety for a patient when learning to move again. 

Food Fight: Beating Chronic Pain One Bite at a Time 

• Presenters: Celeste Nadal, MD – James A.Haley Veterans Hospital & Clinics, Olivia Schmidt, RDN, LDN – James A. Haley VA Healthcare System, Tampa FL 

Unlock the power of nutrition in chronic pain management with this dynamic session designed for healthcare professionals! Gain clinical insights, actionable resources, and proven nutritional strategies to enhance the care of individuals living with chronic pain.  Led by pain management experts, this session dives into the latest evidence-based research on pain and nutrition, empowering you to improve patient outcomes through comprehensive evaluation, management, and education. Grow confidence in counseling on the nutritional impact of alcohol, protein, carbohydrates, fat, exercise, and supplements on chronic pain.  Learn how to tailor your recommendations to meet the unique needs of this complex patient population, helping everyone to achieve their full health potential and fight chronic pain like a champ! 

Design practical, patient-centered treatment plans to overcome barriers to maximizing functioning and quality of life in patients with chronic pain through nutritional adequacy. 

Integrative Pain Therapies: An Update on Evidence and Real-World Incorporation 

• Presenter: Robert A. Bonakdar, MD FAAFP FACN – Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine 

Chronic pain is a pervasive health issue affecting millions globally, leading to significant physical, emotional, and economic burdens. Traditional pharmacological treatments often provide limited relief and may be accompanied by adverse effects, prompting both patients and healthcare providers to seek alternative or complementary approaches. Integrative pain therapies, which combine conventional medical treatments with evidence-based complementary practices, have gained attention for their potential to enhance pain management outcomes. This presentation aims to provide an updated overview of integrative pain therapies, focusing on the latest evidence supporting their efficacy and practical strategies for incorporation into clinical practice. 

Some more topics that would be discussed are: 

Moving Towards Pain Free With Science of Tai Chi 

• Presenters: Mai Huong T. Ho-Tran, PT DPT Fellow of Pain Science – Kaiser Permanente, Genevive Julien, PsyD – Kaiser Permanente Pain Medicine 

Modern Approaches to Cancer Pain Treatment: A Guide for Front-Line Providers 

• Presenter: Scott Chamberlain, DO, DC – VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System 

Navigating the Pain Maze: Advanced Strategies in Palliative Symptom Management 

• Presenter: Carrie R. Hyde, MD – Gentiva Hospice, Illumia Health, Empatia Palliative Care 

When Medical and Interventional Management Fails. What's Next? 

• Presenter: Theresa Mallick-Searle, MS, PMGT-BC, ANP-BC, FAANP – Stanford Health Care - Division Pain Medicine 

Interventional Pain Management Track 

Designed to highlight the latest innovations in minimally invasive interventions, neuromodulation technologies, and image-guided procedures that offer targeted pain relief beyond traditional methods. This track covers engaging topics such as: 

Electrifying the Nervous System: Selecting Appropriate Patients for Neuromodulation Therapies 

• Presenters: Zohra Hussaini, FNP BC MBA – University of Kansas Health System, Sean Li, MD, FIPP – National Spine and Pain Centers 

By the end of this course, pain practitioners will have a comprehensive understanding of neuromodulation therapies, including their mechanisms, indications, and patient selection criteria. Participants will learn to identify appropriate candidates for neuromodulation, differentiate between available technologies, and apply evidence-based decision-making to optimize patient outcomes. Through case-based discussions and clinical insights, attendees will gain the confidence to integrate neuromodulation into their treatment strategies for patients with chronic pain. 

Viva Las Vagus Nerve: Stimulation Protocols For Enabling a Parasympathetic Shift  

• Presenter: Navaz Habib, DC – Health Upgraded 

If you ever wonder why some patients aren't responding to your treatment protocols, this session is designed for you. Attendees will gain practical clinical insights into the vagus nerve's role in managing stress and inflammation. Dr. Habib will review the four types of stress that cause Vagus nerve dysfunction, how to effectively measure Vagus nerve function and tools to promote a shift towards a parasympathetic state for enhanced well-being. This session promises to equip healthcare practitioners with actionable strategies to help their patients achieve better health outcomes through vagus nerve stimulation. 

X-Ray Vision: Transforming Perspectives of Imaging Studies to Treat Pain 

• Presenters: David M. Glick, DC – HealthQ2, Oleksandra Kutsenko, MD – Red Rock Radiology 

Diagnostic imaging is an integral component for the differential diagnosis. In routine clinical practice there has been a tendency of clinical examinations to become more cursory, largely influenced by increasing demands of time, and patient expectations of technological advances. The end result may arguably lead to an overreliance upon technology for basic clinical diagnosis. 

The purpose of this session is two-fold. It is meant to provide a review, and for some, an introduction to basic imaging studies especially MRIs, used for the diagnosis of pain related problems. Attention will also be given to the limitations of such studies and the importance of establishing clinical relevance to their findings. Factors that adversely affect clinical management potentially resulting in failed treatment will be discussed as well as best practices and clinical pearls when utilizing such studies to help enhance clinical outcomes for treatment. 

This session will also address serval commonly missed clinical issues that often go overlooked, such as vertebral compression fractures, and both costovertebral joint and sacroiliac joint pathologies that could be easily treated with favorable clinical outcomes including insight for treatment of such conditions 

Some more topics that would be discussed during the conference are: 

What's New?! Minimally Invasive Interventions for Low Back Pain 

• Presenter: Mayank Gupta, MD – Kansas Pain Management, Neuroscience Research Center, LLC, & Kansas Surgery Center, LLC 

Integrating Ultrasound into an Interventional Pain Practice 

• Presenter: David Rosenblum, MD – NRAP Academy 

The Power of PRP: Unlocking the Secrets of Regenerative Pain Medicine 

• Presenter: David Rosenblum, MD – NRAP Academy 

Measure Twice and Cut Once: Preventing and Mitigating Complications in Neuromodulation Therapy  

• Presenters: Zohra Hussaini, FNP BC MBA – University of Kansas Health System, Sean Li, MD, FIPP – National Spine and Pain Centers 

Where Do We Go From Here? Redefining the Patient Journey With Interventionalists 

• Presenter: Peter Staats, MD, MBA, ABIPP, FIPP – National Spine and Pain Centers 

Transform Your Practice, Transform Your Patients' Lives 

PAINWeek 2025 represents a unique opportunity to revolutionize your approach to pain management. The comprehensive tracks offered at this conference bridge the gap between traditional medical interventions and innovative complementary therapies, providing you with practical tools you can implement immediately in your practice. By attending these sessions, you'll not only earn valuable continuing education credits but also join a community of forward-thinking clinicians dedicated to advancing the field of pain medicine. 

Don't Miss This Opportunity! 

Register today for PAINWeek 2025 and secure your spot at the nation's most comprehensive pain management conference. Secure the best pricing today and save significantly on your professional development investment. Register now to avoid higher on-site registration fees. Visit conference.painweek.org now to reserve your place and take the first step toward transforming your approach to pain management. Your patients are counting on you to bring back the latest innovations in pain care—don't wait! 

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