Pioneer, Innovator

·        Using mental techniques to eliminate “incurable,” chronic, acute pain.

·        Using pain, physical injury to improve performance.

·        Eliminating pain, improving performance, “over-the-phone.”

 Dr. Raymond J. Petras, B.E., M.A., Ph.D., C.P.M. (AAPM)

1.888,447.1429

Consultant, Executive Coach

(Pain Management & Elite Sports Performance)

Diplomate - American Academy of Pain Management (Credentialed- #3221)

AMA - Certified Instructor - Educating Physicians on End-of-Life Care

Zhou’s Hypoxicology Therapy – Sleep Disorder, Hypoxia Treatment, Certification

Professional Experience:       Pain Management - Diplomate (AAPM); assessments, accountability studies for cancer, chronic, acute pain in children, adults, athletes and non-athletes; stress management; assistant professor; engineering-R&D.

                                                Performance, Coaching  - Business, education, medical, sports-Olympic, professional, elite, amateur.

Team Doctor:

World Cup-Speed Skating - 500m and 1000m races. Roseville, MN;

World Cup-Speed Skating - World Championships, Milwaukee, WI.

Schwan’s USA Cup Soccer, Blaine, MN.

Solheim Cup (LPGA) - Intelachen CC, Edina, MN. (Women-USA vs Int’l).

Mid-Continent Conference Track & Field Championships - Youngstown, OH.

Marathon - Peace Race - Tod Children’s Hospital – Youngstown OH.

Special Appointments:          

Arizona Obesity Program - Member Governor’s Workplace Committee.

NFL - 1st Pre-Super Bowl Scientific Congress Presenter.

USA Track & Field - Sport Psy. Resource Guide for USATF Elite Athletes.

USA Speedskating - Listed as Sport Psychology & Injury Mgt Resource.

Prep Golf Tournament – 4th Conference Cup, Country Side GC, Yo, OH.

Chair:

Infinite Health - Health Care Council (C.A.M.), Edina, MN.

USA Track and Field/Minnesota-Sports Medicine & Science Dev. Committee.

Teaching Experience

Adjunct Faculty - University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN.  Center for Health and Medical Affairs.

Seminar Instructor - Northwestern College of Chiropractic, Bloomington, MN.

Associate Professor - St. Mary’s University Graduate School, Mpls, MN

Instructor - Adult Education - Comm. Educ., Twin Cities, MN; WI; Open U.

Research:

City of St. Paul, MN - Risk Management Division - Talking Away Pain™ (also known as PNPR™) - A study to determine if a non-invasive pain reduction method is able to reduce or eliminate pain and/or improve daily function with Worker’s Compensation and other related injuries or illnesses.  July 1998.

University of Ottawa, Canada - PsychoNeuro Pain Response™ (PNPR™) - A technique for reducing pain and improving the range of motion in athletes and non-athletes after injury.  A non-published dissertation submitted to The Union Institute.  January 1994.

Media Expert, Consultant

·             Pain Management (Incurable, Non-invasive, Non-pharmacological).

·             Elite Sports Performance (Psychology).

·             Hypnosis- Medically Trained.

·             Tele- (therapy) consulting (consulting, pain mgt, performance, more).

·             A pioneer in working over the phone.