Physical therapists lack sufficient time to properly educate patients on pain science, leading to oversimplified explanations and unaddressed psychosocial components of chronic pain.

Workarounds Described

• gives a generalized summary of years of research
• uses negative, fear/anxiety inducing language

Implied Software Gaps

• Automated patient education delivery system with condition-specific content that saves therapist time
• Patient-facing app that normalizes psychosocial aspects of pain and reduces stigma

PainEd Pro

PainEd Pro is a mobile app that delivers personalized, bite-sized pain science education modules to patients between sessions. It uses interactive animations and plain-language explanations to reframe pain, reduce fear, and build self-efficacy, while providing therapists with progress tracking and conversation guides.