Empowering Physical Therapist Professional Education Programs to Deliver Modern Pain Content

It is abundantly clear that physical therapists play a vital role in the treatment of pain. However, it is essential that DPT programs deliver content that aligns with a modern-day understanding of pain. The IASP curricular guidelines provided global support for pain content guidelines and the various efforts within our profession hope to better support US DPT programs with this endeavor. With the creation of the PEM and the development of pain schools, it is essential that CAPTE work to better align their standards and that the FSBPT updates their content blueprint to ensure that the programs teaching the next generation of physical therapist clinicians are prepared to address a society in pain.