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Multidisciplinary and Holistic Care Approaches

MHC-01 - Integrative and Multidisciplinary Pain Care: Resilience and Recovery Across the Acute-to-Chronic Spectrum

Tuesday, September 8, 2026
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM PDT
Examine integrative, evidence-based approaches to pain care across the chronic pain continuum. Led by leading pain experts, the session highlights how mindfulness-based pain reduction, movement therapy, and cognitive-behavioral strategies can be combined to address chronic persistent pain. Through brief experiential elements, participants will gain practical tools for implementing multidisciplinary, patient-centered care that supports resilience, function, and long-term recovery.

Learning Objectives:

  • Describe how integrative, multidisciplinary strategies support care across the chronic pain continuum.
  • Integration of mindfulness based stressed reduction versus cognitive-behavioral strategies to address pain. (Top down vs bottom up).
  • Apply mindfulness-based and somatic movement approaches to reduce pain and improve functional outcomes.
  • Implement practical, patient-centered tools that promote resilience, function, and long-term recovery.
  • Explore the various types of somatic mindful movement practices that can easily be incorporated into the clinical setting in real time.