If you’ve ever thought “I can help function, but I’m not sure I can help pain,” you’re in the same boat Jensen was in.

She left school feeling like she knew how to pass tests and not hurt anyone… then froze when a real human walked in.

This interview walks through how she stopped “wait and see” PT and built a reasoning system she can trust.

In this interview, you’ll see how:

The jump from acute athletic training to chronic outpatient cases left a big gap in her reasoning

Trial‑and‑error, “we’ll see how it goes” treatment and pattern recognition weren’t enough for complex, long‑standing pain

PRA’s framework gave her a way to find the true driver instead of just doing more “good exercises”

One simple lifestyle change plus targeted work fixed a patient’s nagging pain in days instead of months

Her mindset flipped from “it’s not my fault school didn’t teach me this” to “it is my responsibility to close this gap”

Clinical Mastery Week let her test the waters, but coaching, accountability, and depth were what actually changed how she practices

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