Meditation in Rehabilitation
Meditation in Rehabilitation
Healthy Wealthy Smart Podcast by Karen Litzy-Interview with PYT-C, Dr. 
Pauline Lucas
Pauline LucasIn this podcast, Dr. Pauline Lucas discusses how she uses meditation in her physical therapy practice and in her personal life. Learn how meditation can be helpful for your patients as well as strategies for use in their therapy and your own.
About Pauline
Pauline Lucas, PT, DPT, WCS, RYT, is a doctor of physical therapy through Northern Arizona University and a board certified women’s health clinical specialist, who received her initial physical therapy training in the Netherlands. She is a certified yoga and meditation teacher, and recently completed the Mayo Clinic Wellness Coaching program. She has over 30 years of experience working in various aspects of the fitness, wellness and healthcare industry. Dr. Lucas has been working as a physical therapist at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona for the past 13 years where her focus is on the treatment of people with various orthopedic as well as women’s health conditions. Her treatments integrate yoga and meditation with more conventional physical therapy methods. She is involved in various initiatives and research activities related to integrative medicine. She created and taught the program “Relax at Work”, is a regular presenter on wellness topics for employees, and is currently teaching the popular “Basic Meditation” classes for Mayo Clinic employees, volunteers, and patients. She is a speaker for local and national medical and physical therapy conferences. Dr. Lucas was a presenter at the CSM in Las Vegas in 2014. Her presentation “Practical application of yoga-based techniques in the treatment of chronic pain” was a success, with the room filled to capacity and concerns for problems with the fire marshal.
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