The Modern Pain Podcast

Should you learn manual therapy? ❓❓We have had people asking us this question for some time so we think it's time to share our views with everyone❓❓

You have not lived unless you have been a part of the usual mud slinging and name calling that happens when biomechanics and pain science are discussed

Listen as Rachel Zoffness, PhD, a pain psychologist shares her unique perspective on pain from a pain psychology point of view and some of the challenges in pain psychology. She also discusses her amazing book - The Chronic Pain & Illness Workbook for Teens.

Listen as Dr. Marcos Lopez shares his perspective as a physical therapist practicing in an opioid addiction setting. He discusses the sobering statistics and helps us better understand how we can help someone who is struggling with opioids in their journeys.

Listen as Mark interviews Ben Cormack of Cor-Kinetic (cor-kinetic.com) where they discuss core stability and person centered exercise. Ben brings up examples from his current caseload and discusses his journey and approach to the person in pain.

Listen as Mark and special guest interviewer, Joletta Belton, have an amazing discussion around person-centered care. Peter shares a ton of great clinical pearls and Joletta and Peter both discuss their interaction at the San Diego Pain Summit

Listen as Mark interviews author and clinician John Launer where they discuss narrative-based communication in practice.

Listen as Mark interviews Martin Hoegh a physiotherapist and soon to be PhD from Denmark. They discuss research, neuroscience, theory, philosophy and much more!

Mark interviews David Hanscom, MD for the third and final part of their interview series. This episode dives deeper into the family in pain and goes into some of the treatment strategies David uses in his practice to better help the family in pain.

Listen to part two of our discussion with orthopedic spine surgeon Dr. David Hanscom as he discusses his approach to working with families of those who are dealing with difficult pain situations.

Listen as orthopedic spine surgeon Dr. David Hanscom shares a bit about his journey to quitting his practice as a spinal surgeon. We discuss the neurophysiology of pain and how it affects the experience of those who are living with pain.

Dr. Mark Kargela interviews Dr. Mick Thacker a world respected researcher on his current work around predictive processing and its application to clinical practice.

Listen to Dr. Mark Kargela interview New Zealand Occupational Therapist and PhD Bronnie Thompson where they discuss communication skills and strategies when interacting with a person in pain

Joletta and Mark interview Keith Meldrum, a fire chief, in British Columbia Canada. Listen to Keith's powerful message to clinicians and hear his journey from a severe injury and the difficulties he faced until an encounter with a clinician who simply said, "I believe you" changed the course of his recovery.

This month Joletta Belton and Dr. Mark Kargela interview Tami Link, a yoga practitioner, who shares her story of pain and learning to live well again through a challenging journey that changed directions when she began to see her pain story through a pain science lens.