Adriaan Louw

About Adriaan Louw, _{PT, PhD}

Dr. Louw is a Certified Spinal Manual Therapist and has a PhD focusing on Pain Neuroscience Education. He has taught post-graduate spinal manual therapy and pain science throughout the US and internationally since 1996 and is at the forefront of the fight against the opioid crisis.

Through his writing, teaching and presentations across the globe, he is educating individuals and healthcare professionals on how pain works, while offering safe and effective alternatives to help treat it. Dr. Louw has authored and co-authored the Why You Hurt series of patient pain education books, as well as pain neuroscience textbooks, designed to educate other healthcare professionals about the neuroscience of pain. He serves as the Vice-President of Faculty Experience and the Pain Science Director at Evidence in Motion (EIM), which he co-founded.

Discover Evidence In Motion

Evidence in Motion (EIM) is the leading provider of hybrid health care education solutions. Their evidence-based curriculum is built for health care professionals who are passionate about lifelong learning and patient care supported by the latest research. EIM offers a comprehensive catalog of courses and certifications, including test prep courses for board certification, continuing education courses for healthcare professionals, certifications in Lifestyle Medicine, Orthopaedics, Therapeutic Pain Specialty, Manual Physical Therapy, Pelvic Health Specialty, and much more.

Follow Evidence in Motion on Instagram (@eimteam) or learn more at www.evidenceinmotion.com.

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WhyYouHurt.com

A Resource For Everything PNE

Designed for healthcare professionals new to pain neuroscience education (PNE) and seasoned veterans, WhyYouHurt.com is a comprehensive online resource for pain education. Hosted by Adriaan Louw, the site includes a library of videos, downloadable pain education homework sheets for patients, and more downloadable resources.

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Pain Misunderstood: A Documentary

This documentary, starring Adriaan Louw, unpacks the science, stories and societal myths around chronic pain. Through patient journeys, expert insights, and bold visuals, this documentary challenges everything we think we know about hurting—and healing. This is not a documentary about pain relief. It’s a story about human resilience, the scientific revolution, and the urgent need to rewrite our cultural script on pain.

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PROtalks Webinars Featuring Adriaan Louw

Pain Neuroscience Education 101: Twenty-Five Years and Just Getting Started

If you’re a healthcare professional, you won’t want to miss the recording of this free 1-hour webinar with Adriaan Louw, PT, PhD. You’ll learn what pain neuroscience education (PNE) is, how PNE works, and how to clinically implement PNE into a variety of clinical settings and patient populations.

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Equipping Future Physical Therapists for the Pain Epidemic

Adriaan Louw, PT, PhD, and his colleagues present this free 1-hour webinar in which they provide healthcare professionals with the most up-to-date and relevant pain education knowledge and recommendations. Watch the recording today.

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Teaching Children About Pain

During this free 1-hour webinar, Adriaan Louw, PT, PhD, and co-authors of the book Ouch! Why Do I Hurt? talk about the prevalence of children suffering from persistent pain. They then discuss how to teach children, parents and caregivers more about the neuroscience of pain.

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Pain Misunderstood

Watch the recording of this free 1-hour webinar featuring Adriaan Louw, PT, PhD, who provides insight into the struggles patients in pain face, as well as evidence-based, non-pharmacological strategies to decrease pain and disability.

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