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Adriaan Louw1, Colleen Louw, Jessie Podalak
1Evidence in Motion (Dr Louw), Story City, Iowa; Ortho Spine and Pain Clinic (Ms Louw), Story City, Iowa; Phileo Health (Dr Podalak), Eau Claire, Wisconsin; Department of Physical Therapy (Dr Zimney ), School of Health Sciences, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota; Doctor of Physical Therapy Program (Dr Mintken ), College of Health and Society, Hawai'i Pacific University, Honolulu, Hawaii; DeLorenzo Therapy and Wellness (Ms DeLorenzo), Alexandria, Virginia; Physical Therapy Education (Dr Maiers), Des Moines University, Des Moines, Iowa; Department of Physical Therapy ( Puentedura ), Baylor University, Waco, Texas.
Purpose:
The purpose of this study was to deliver pain neuroscience education (PNE) to participants in grades 3 to 8 to determine whether participants in these grades had positive shifts in pain knowledge and beliefs.
Methods:
Three hundred twenty participants, grades 3 to 8, received a 1-time, 30-minute PNE lecture. The Neurophysiology of Pain Questionnaire and the Health Care Provider's Pain and Impairment Relationship Scale were administered before and after the PNE lecture.
Results:
All grades improved in pain knowledge and beliefs. Higher-grade school participants (sixth to eighth grades) experienced larger shifts in pain knowledge and attitudes and beliefs than lower-grade (third to fifth grades) participants.
Conclusion:
PNE results in changes in pain knowledge and beliefs in school participants in grades 3 to 8.
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