Stephen Schmidt
PT, M.Physio, OCS, FAAOMPT
Pain Science
Early in my career, my focus was on improving my skills to help as many patients as possible. Then, I began to realize how many more I could impact indirectly by teaching other physical therapists.
Bio
Steve is a physical therapist with over 25 years of experience. He is the PT supervisor for the Kaiser Foundation Rehabilitation Center, co-lead of the spinal cord injury specialty program, faculty for the Kaiser Vallejo PNF program, and is senior faculty for Evidence in Motion’s (EIM) pain curriculum. Steve has co-authored several books on pain neuroscience education and has taught numerous seminars on neurodynamics, graded-motor imagery, and pain neuroscience education. He is a PhD candidate in the Health Sciences program at the University of South Dakota with research interests in assessment, intervention, and pain neuroscience education for patients with spinal cord injury.
Current Roles
- Rehabilitation PT Supervisor at the Kaiser Foundation Rehabilitation Center
- Kaiser Vallejo PNF program faculty member
- International Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Association (IPNFA) Instructor
- EIM senior faculty for pain curriculum
Research
- Know Pain, Know Gain? A Perspective on Pain Neuroscience Education in Physical Therapy
- Can pain beliefs change in middle school students? A study of the effectiveness of pain neuroscience education
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