CBT STRATEGIES FOR PAINCognitiveebehavioral therapy follows modules that address behavioral and cognitive components (Table 1). There are many variations in CBT, with the number and modules varying based on the patient’s individual problems, which are identified during the initial evaluation and discussion with the treatment team. Several CBT strategies for chronic pain treat- ment manuals are currently available25,26 and pro- vide clear guidelines for adaptive pain-coping skills training.Education and socialization to treatment is an impor- tant module in CBT in general and CBT for pain in particular. Within this module, the focus is on delivering general information on the mindebody connection and pain, as well as building the thera- peutic alliance, normalizing the situation and the pa- tient’s coping difficulties, and ensuring that the patient is comfortable with the overall approach of therapy in an orthopedics department. During this module, which typically includes one session, the pa- tient gets information about the CBT model for pain; the interrelation among thoughts, behaviors, and fee- lings/sensations; and the skills necessary to better cope with pain.When patients are either not motivated for treat- ment or are overly focused on a medical treatment thatisnotavailableorwouldnotbebeneficial,apros- and-cons exercises is conducted, where patients are asked to elicit the advantages and disadvantages of continuing seeking a heretofore elusive medical treatment versus trying something new like CBT. In addition, during this session, realistic goals for CBT are established.