Shannon E. La Penna, DPT

Senior Physical Therapist
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Shannon La Penna graduated from Northwestern University in 2019.
She has worked at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s Pain Management Center for 4 years.
Shannon aspires to partner and collaborate with patients to create safety in mind and body through education and movement.
Consequently, Shannon is interested in the role of interoception and its ability to change one’s experience with persistent pain in a positive way.
Additionally, her clinical interests include Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia, Functional Neurological Disorders, Myalgic encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Long COVID, Fibromyalgia and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.
She is honored to be presenting her team’s research at ACRM.

Poster(s):

• Interdisciplinary Pain Management Improves Interoceptive Awareness and Functional Outcomes in Chronic Pain
  Wednesday, November 1, 2023

  5:30 PM – 5:36 PM