“The psychosocial issues need to be dealt with if you think your mechanical approach is going to have a response.’’ - Annie O’Connor

Our guest is Annie O'Connor PT, OCS, Cert. MDT. Annie is the founder and CEO of World of Hurt LLC, a company dedicated to the teaching, research, consulting, and clinical practice of the Pain Mechanism Classification System. Annie is a physical therapist with over 30 years of experience.

She is also a sought-after speaker and teacher nationally and internationally on musculoskeletal pain mechanism classification, neurodynamic evaluation and treatment, mechanical diagnosis and therapy of spine and extremities, kinetic chain evaluation, functional manual therapy and exercise prescription. She was instrumental in establishing the Pain Mechanism Classification System approach for musculoskeletal pain and neurological spasticity at the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab formerly known as the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.

She co-authored the 2015 book 'A World of Hurt: A Guide to Classifying Pain', along with other book chapters, and has published research promoting a paradigm shift in pain management.

She is a member of APTA orthopedic and canine section, the North American Spine Society exercise committee, and McKenzie Institute. Annie sits on the Advisory Board for Greentree Mind Company, Specialty Panel Member for Physical Therapy with AIM Specialty Healthcare Company, and Research and Advisory Board for My Abilities a Health Care data analytics company.

📚You will learn about:

• Subgrouping the Central Nervous System to better treat patients

• How to personalize pain science education and cognitive-behavioral therapy.

• Factors that lead to persistent pain.

• The appropriate use of acceptance commitment therapy and motivational interviewing.

• Graded motor imagery: When to use and when to avoid.

🔎 Annie's resources of information:⁠⁠

A World of Hurt Book: https://www.sralab.org/academy/bookstore/world-hurt-guide-classifying-pain

📲 Annie’s contact information:

Email: worldofhurt2@gmail.com

Website: worldofhurt2.com

Social Media: @worldofhurt2

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