Gail Kaiser, PT, OCS, TPS, CSCS

Spooner Coppell

Physical Therapist

Education:
Clinical Orthopedic Residency Education Series – UTSW
BS in Physical Therapy – University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston

Certifications:
Orthopedic Clinical Specialist (OCS)
Therapeutic Pain Specialist (TPS)
Female Chain Reaction (FCR)
Dry Needling Certified
ASTYM Certified
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist

Professional Involvement:
Member of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)

About Me:
Gail joined the Spooner Coppell team, previously GO Sports Therapy, in 2007 and specializes in orthopedic physical therapy, with extensive knowledge in bioergonomics, over-use injuries, and injury prevention. In 2011, she completed the Clinical Orthopedic Residency Education Series at UTSW and became board certified in orthopedics. This helped her hone her knowledge and skills treating all orthopedic conditions. Gail is an avid runner and enjoys training and running long distance races. She has completed many marathons all over the US and has qualified and run the Boston Marathon three times. Her expertise in treating faulty biomechanics and overuse injuries, has helped her assist runners and other athletes to return to their sport and achieve their goals.

Gail’s more recent interest and training in pain neuroscience has provided additional skills for assisting those with long term or chronic pain. She obtained her Therapeutic Pain Specialty Certification in 2019. By continuing her professional development and learning the most efficient and effective interventions for pain, she is able to guide her patients in a more integrative way. She believes in addressing the whole person and developing individualized treatment programs to effectively promote return to function. She contributes extensively to education of patients and health care providers on the topics of chronic pain, pain neuroscience education and best evidence based approaches to treatments.

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Therapeutic Pain Specialty Certification

Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE) in treatment of people in pain is an area gaining a large amount of attention and research due to variety of factors: opioid crisis, previous ineffective pain management therapies and rising health care costs.

Current best evidence has shown that neuroscience educational strategies utilizing neurobiology and neurophysiology are able to reduce pain, increase function, reduce fear and catastrophization, improve movement and change cognitions and brain activation during pain experiences. A therapy program that includes Pain Neuroscience Education (and all that entails) changes patient beliefs regarding their pain, thus reducing the threat of pain and improving function.