Bridging Knowledge and Application: A Longitudinal Study of a Comprehensive Pain Science Framework in Physical Therapist Education

This study examined the implementation of a pain science framework in 1 cohort and found significant changes in students' knowledge, beliefs, and confidence. This framework uniquely combined CE for core faculty, integrated pain education information throughout the curriculum, and culminated with a standalone pain science course. This study provides insight into effective comprehensive pain science education curriculum changes, which may help other PT programs model and analyze their pain science curriculum.