Susan Stralka PT, DPT, MS has information which will revolutionize the way you treat pain patients.  Susan shares ideas and concepts in our interview to help you understand if your patient may have central pain and some effective strategies for intervention.  

These are the books Susan recommends during this podcast: 

• Butler David. (2000) The Sensitive Nervous System:  Pain Mechanisms and Peripheral Sensitivity, NOI Group Publication

• Buter David. ( 2013) Explain Pain 2nd Edition, NOI Group Publication

• Sluka, Kathleen (2016). Mechanisms and management of pain for the physical therapist: Second edition. International Association for the Study of Pain

• Louw, Adriann et al. (2018)  Pain Neuroscience Education: Teaching People About Pain, Orthopedic Physical Therapy Products, 2nd edition

Here are the current courses Susan has on liveconferences.com

If you want the evaluation tool Susan discussed please email us at: [email protected] and let us know and we will send you the PDF document.

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We are celebrating hand therapy week with Sue Hammerich OTR/L who just found out she passed her CHT exam! We are so excited to hear her exciting news about passing her CHT exam and just in time to celebrate hand therapy week.   She practices hand and upper extremity rehabilitation in San Leandro California at  Fairmont Hospital which is part of Alameda Health Systems.  The Alameda County Infirmary admitted its first patient on August 16th 1864!  Talk about history...  Sue shares some study tips for preparing for the CHT exam in our exciting interview.  WHOOOOO HOOOOO!!!! Congratulation Sue!

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