Pain Science Education
Pain Science Education discusses the treatment of persistent pain. Learn how to use the brain, body, mind, and behavior to reduce pain and improve physical and mental well-being. This podcast offers free training for physical therapists, healthcare professionals, and people with pain.
Dr. Joe Tatta is a physical therapist, educator, author, and pain researcher. He is known for his contribution to integrative pain care and for championing the safe and effective treatment of chronic pain. With over 20 years of clinical expertise, Dr. Joe is dedicated to converting cutting-edge pain science into actionable therapeutic practices. An advocate for a biopsychosocial approach, Dr. Joe developed PRISM: Pain Recovery and Integrative Systems Model, a cognitive-behavioral approach that promotes resilience, growth, and recovery.
Pain Science Education invites listeners to explore a wide array of subjects including pain education, pain neuroscience, physical therapy, physiotherapy, pain psychology, wellness, and continuing education. Episodes feature interviews with leading experts, offering a deep dive into the pivotal topics shaping the field of pain management.
The insights shared here aim to propel the practice of physical therapy to the forefront of primary pain management. Dr. Joe Tatta is committed to guiding therapists and healthcare providers through the complexities of pain, equipping them with the knowledge to deliver non-pharmacologic and non-invasive approaches to chronic pain.
With Dr. Joe's guidance, listeners will uncover the potential of physical therapists as pivotal figures in pain management, understand the importance of health behavior change, and learn how to use integrative and lifestyle medicine in practice.
Join the Pain Science Education podcast to transform your clinical approach, enrich your professional toolkit, and participate in the revolution of pain management. Each episode promises to take you one step closer to learning about pain, becoming a leader in delivering exceptional, innovative care to those suffering with pain, and ultimately improving lives across the globe.
Latest episodes
Aug 8, 2016 • 27min
Episode 13 | Debra Atkinson: The Healing Chronic Pain Exercise Prescription
Today we are joined by Debra Atkinson, M.S., CSCS. In This Healing Pain Podcast You Will Learn: How to find a qualified fitness professional. How to interview a fitness professional. How an exercise prescription is different for someone with chronic pain. How to overcome fear and begin and exercise program, even if you have pain. The relationship between medical fitness professionals, physical therapists and physicians. Sign up for the latest episode at www.drjoetatta.com Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Here’s How » Join the Healing Pain Podcast Community today: integrativepainscienceinstitute.com Healing Pain Podcast Facebook Healing Pain Podcast Twitter Healing Pain Podcast YouTube Healing Pain Podcast LinkedIn Healing Pain Podcast Instagram
Aug 3, 2016 • 48min
Episode 12 | Dr. Ginger Garner: Reconciling the Stress Response with Optimal Health
Today we are joined by Dr. Ginger Garner, DPT, ATC/LAT, PYT In This Healing Pain Podcast You Will Learn: The role of emotions in pain. Integrated strategies for pain-relief. Why language matters in pain treatment. How the concept of safety being sovereign and its relation to health. Autonomic tone and its role in health and disease. Sign up for the latest episode at www.drjoetatta.com Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Here’s How » Join the Healing Pain Podcast Community today: integrativepainscienceinstitute.com Healing Pain Podcast Facebook Healing Pain Podcast Twitter Healing Pain Podcast YouTube Healing Pain Podcast LinkedIn Healing Pain Podcast Instagram
Jul 17, 2016 • 24min
Episode 11 | Dr. Beth Darnall: Less Pain, Fewer Pills
Today we are joined by Dr. Beth Darnall, PhD. In This Healing Pain Podcast You Will Learn: The recent statics around chronic pain and opioids A low or no-risk alternative to opioids. The role of psychology in chronic pain. The role of emotions in pain. Why opioids are not a long-term strategy for pain. Integrated strategies for pain-relief. Sign up for the latest episode at www.drjoetatta.com Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Here’s How » Join the Healing Pain Podcast Community today: integrativepainscienceinstitute.com Healing Pain Podcast Facebook Healing Pain Podcast Twitter Healing Pain Podcast YouTube Healing Pain Podcast LinkedIn Healing Pain Podcast Instagram
Jul 10, 2016 • 38min
Episode 10 | Dr. Howard Schubiner: Emerging Neuropsychology of Chronic Pain and Other Symptoms
Today we are joined by Dr. Howard Schubiner, MD. In This Healing Pain Podcast You Will Learn: Why the brain is the generator of your pain. How even if an injury completely heals, pain can still persist. How emotions can cause pain. Why X-Rays, MRI’s and other tests are not telling the entire pain story. How to heal from past trauma. Sign up for the latest episode at www.drjoetatta.com Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Here’s How » Join the Healing Pain Podcast Community today: integrativepainscienceinstitute.com Healing Pain Podcast Facebook Healing Pain Podcast Twitter Healing Pain Podcast YouTube Healing Pain Podcast LinkedIn Healing Pain Podcast Instagram
Jul 3, 2016 • 35min
Episode 9 | Dr. Jolene Brighten: Navigating Autoimmune Disease Through Pregnancy
Today we are joined by Dr. Jolene Brighten, ND. In This Healing Pain Podcast You Will Learn: How to recognize the signs and symptoms of autoimmunity in the pre and postpartum period. Which autoimmune diseases may worsen or improve while pregnant. Why pregnancy that affects the immune system so significantly. The delicate balance of our immune system and hormones. Lab testing that can be done to detect autoimmune disease before pregnancy. How a woman can prepare and strengthen her body before pregnancy and lesson her chance for autoimmunity. How to boost your energy and vitality while negotiating the postpartum transition. Sign up for the latest episode at www.drjoetatta.com Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Here’s How » Join the Healing Pain Podcast Community today: integrativepainscienceinstitute.com Healing Pain Podcast Facebook Healing Pain Podcast Twitter Healing Pain Podcast YouTube Healing Pain Podcast LinkedIn Healing Pain Podcast Instagram
Jun 26, 2016 • 25min
Episode 8 | Dr. David Schechter: Think Away Your Pain
Today we are joined by Dr. David Schechter, MD., expert in the treatment of Tension Myositis Syndrome and related mind-body disorders. In This Healing Pain Podcast You Will Learn: What are Tension Myoneural Syndrome, Tension Myositis and Mindbody Syndrome? Be able to decipher if you have Tension Myoneural Syndrome and how to treat it. Which personality types are more likely to develop Tension Myoneural Syndrome? How pain is linked to emotional centers in the brain. Why mind-body therapies are a healthy alternative to medication and injections. Sign up for the latest episode at www.drjoetatta.com Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Here’s How » Join the Healing Pain Podcast Community today: integrativepainscienceinstitute.com Healing Pain Podcast Facebook Healing Pain Podcast Twitter Healing Pain Podcast YouTube Healing Pain Podcast LinkedIn Healing Pain Podcast Instagram
Jun 20, 2016 • 35min
Episode 7 | Dr. Lisa Holland: Spiritually Coaching People Out of Chronic Pain
Today we are joined by Dr. Lisa Holland, PT, DPT, WHC, ERYT, CAP. Dr. Holland is internationally recognized within the industries of physical therapy, women's health and therapeutic yoga for her successful integration of client lead behavioral change while honoring a non dogmatic biopsychosocial and spiritual approach to primary care physical rehabilitation. In This Healing Pain Podcast You Will Learn: What a Biofield is and how it relates to your health. Discover a revolutionary way to get your energy and life UN-stuck and back on track, even if you've tried everything to get pain free and nothing has worked! Discover why, even with the most advanced medical technology, often times nothing will show up on medical tests. Finally stop the pain of trying to figure out "what's wrong" and "fix" yourself. Learn about a new Healing Modality that has helped thousands of people all over the world finally end pain and dis-ease and start living life with more joy! Sign up for the latest episode at www.drjoetatta.com Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Here’s How » Join the Healing Pain Podcast Community today: integrativepainscienceinstitute.com Healing Pain Podcast Facebook Healing Pain Podcast Twitter Healing Pain Podcast YouTube Healing Pain Podcast LinkedIn Healing Pain Podcast Instagram
Jun 12, 2016 • 30min
Episode 6 | Marlysa Sullivan: The Social Domain of Pain and Health: Connecting Science with Treatment
Today we are joined by Marlysa Sullivan, MPT assistant professor at Maryland University of Integrative Health and founder of the yoga therapy clinic at MUIH. In This Episode You Will Learn: The biopsychosocial-spiritual model of health and how does it relates to pain. How to define the social domain of health and its relationship to the other domains. The connection between the social domain of health to pain and supporting research. The physiological basis for looking at and understanding health in the social domain. How yoga, meditation and physical therapy to work with improving social health, connection and the physiological underpinnings of pain and social isolation. Sign up for the latest episode at www.drjoetatta.com. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Here’s How » Join the Healing Pain Podcast Community today: integrativepainscienceinstitute.com Healing Pain Podcast Facebook Healing Pain Podcast Twitter Healing Pain Podcast YouTube Healing Pain Podcast LinkedIn Healing Pain Podcast Instagram
Jun 5, 2016 • 24min
Episode 5 | Debora Wayne: Rapid Release for Pain, Depression, Anxiety, Trauma & More With Biofield Healing™
Today we are joined by Debora Wayne, founder of the Pain Free Living Program, a #1 best selling author and director of the Biofield Healing™ Institute. In This Healing Pain Podcast You Will Learn: What a Biofield is and how it relates to your health. Discover a revolutionary way to get your energy and life UN-stuck and back on track, even if you've tried everything to get pain free and nothing has worked! Discover why, even with the most advanced medical technology, often times nothing will show up on medical tests. Finally stop the pain of trying to figure out "what's wrong" and "fix" yourself. Learn about a new Healing Modality that has helped thousands of people all over the world finally end pain and dis-ease and start living life with more joy! Sign up for the latest episode at www.drjoetatta.com Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Here’s How » Join the Healing Pain Podcast Community today: integrativepainscienceinstitute.com Healing Pain Podcast Facebook Healing Pain Podcast Twitter Healing Pain Podcast YouTube Healing Pain Podcast LinkedIn Healing Pain Podcast Instagram
May 26, 2016 • 45min
Episode 4 | Dr. David Brady: The Fibro-Fix; How to Correctly Diagnose and Reverse Fibromyalgia
Today we are joined by Dr. David Brady, leading naturopathic medical doctor and nutritionist. In This Healing Pain Podcast You Will Learn: What Fibromyalgia is and what it is not. How Fibromyalgia is different than Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. How to properly diagnose and treat fibromyalgia. How to differentiate Fibromyalgia from other pain syndromes. Why so many clinicians mistake other pain syndromes for Fibromyalgia. An outline for the modern Fibro-Fix! Sign up for the latest episode at www.drjoetatta.com Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Here’s How » Join the Healing Pain Podcast Community today: integrativepainscienceinstitute.com Healing Pain Podcast Facebook Healing Pain Podcast Twitter Healing Pain Podcast YouTube Healing Pain Podcast LinkedIn Healing Pain Podcast Instagram
