Healthy notions of pain for a physically active lifestyle

Saturday, March 15, 2025


9:00 am - 10:00 am

Pacific Time

Duration: 1 Hour
CEU: Credit: 1

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Presenter: Benjamin Boyd, PT, DPTSc (Author of Bodily Relearning)

Description:

In this presentation, we aim to explore how we personally understand pain and how that influences our engagement in the physical activities of our lives.  Specifically, what are healthy notions about pain and what are common misconceptions and pitfalls that can lead us astray.  This talk will focus on how our thoughts about pain influence how we navigate an active lifestyle.  A fundamental premise of this talk is that our beliefs and understandings about pain influence how we move.  Through reflections on how we individually understand pain, we can reinforce healthy beliefs that help us optimally navigate leading physically active lives.

Specific Objectives:

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Speaker Bio

Ben graduated from the joint program at the University of California, San Francisco and San Francisco State University (UCSF/SFSU) with a Masters of Science in Physical Therapy in 2002, returning in 2008 to earn his Doctor of Physical Therapy Science degree. He received certification as an Orthopaedic Clinical Specialist through the American Physical Therapy Association in 2008. Ben teaches in the entry-level Physical Therapy program at Samuel Merritt University in Oakland, California and teaches continuing education courses internationally for rehabilitation professionals through the Neuro Orthopaedic Institute (NOI). He has been researching and teaching about nerve and musculoskeletal injuries since 2004 with a particular interest in understanding and treating pain. His clinical focus is on helping people who are suffering with ongoing, persistent pain.

Ben is an advocate of a holistic, biopsychosocial approach for helping those suffering from ongoing pain. He is also interested in how we as individuals construct our own understandings about pain and how that influences our own experiences. Ben grew up in the East Bay and continues to enjoy the rich diversity of cultures, foods, events, and outdoor recreational activities that the Bay Area has to offer.

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