
The Modern Pain Podcast
The Modern Pain Podcast helps clinicians and patients better understand and treat pain. We bring clinicians, researchers, and patients together. Our focus is on returning the patient's voice back to healthcare. Brought to you by Modern Pain Care.
Latest episodes

Dec 17, 2021 • 23min
Specificity In Spinal Manipulation Part 2
Last week Jarod and Mark discussed a systematic review on specificity of spinal manipulation.The review showed we didn't have any data to support specific manipulation techniquesSo what does this mean for our practice?Is specific manual therapy a waste of time?Are there ever times where specific issues may benefit from specific techniques?Do large population studies always jive with the N=1 patient encounter?Tune in and hear Mark discuss whether there is a place for specific manual therapy.*********************************************************************📸 - Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/modernpaincare/🐦 - Follow us on Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/modernpaincare/🎙️ - Listen to our Podcast - https://www.modernpaincare.com____________________________________Modern Pain Care is a company dedicated to spreading evidence-based and person-centered information about pain, prevention, and overall fitness and wellness

Dec 10, 2021 • 24min
**Research Review** Specificity In Spinal Manipulation
A recent systematic review has been published in Scientific Reports titled - The importance of selecting the correct site to apply spinal manipulation when treating spinal pain: Myth or reality? A systematic reviewAs many of you know this is a passionate topic of Mark's as he spent a great deal of time in his career thinking the key to helping complex pain presentations was to learn the very specificity this study examines.What does the study say?Does specificity matter? Is it long past time to put up or shut up when it comes to those claiming segmental specificity is a must have in the delivery of manual therapy? Check out this week's episode and find out!Link here - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-02882-z*********************************************************************📸 - Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/modernpaincare/🐦 - Follow us on Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/modernpaincare/🎙️ - Listen to our Podcast - https://www.modernpaincare.com____________________________________Modern Pain Care is a company dedicated to spreading evidence-based and person-centered information about pain, prevention, and overall fitness and wellness

Dec 3, 2021 • 31min
Three Things You Don't Need To Succeed As A New Grad
Coming off of last week's episode on keys to success as a new grad we thought we would go in the opposite direction.What are three things you DON'T need to succeed as a new grad.Listen as Jarod and Mark reflect on things they look back on and recognize were not that important in chart a path to success and expertise in the clinic.*********************************************************************📸 - Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/modernpaincare/🐦 - Follow us on Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/modernpaincare/🎙️ - Listen to our Podcast - https://www.modernpaincare.com____________________________________Modern Pain Care is a company dedicated to spreading evidence-based and person-centered information about pain, prevention, and overall fitness and wellness

Nov 26, 2021 • 31min
Three Keys To Success As A New Grad
We have been fortunate to have a lot of conversations with new graduates who are early in their career.We have been able to hear their struggles in our coaching and mentoring program.It has caused Jarod and Mark to reflect on what, looking back, they feel are the keys to success as a new graduate.What are the keys?Tune in to this week's episode of the Modern Pain Podcast and hear the three keys to success as a new graduate!*********************************************************************📸 - Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/modernpaincare/🐦 - Follow us on Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/modernpaincare/🎙️ - Listen to our Podcast - https://www.modernpaincare.com____________________________________Modern Pain Care is a company dedicated to spreading evidence-based and person-centered information about pain, prevention, and overall fitness and wellness

Nov 19, 2021 • 28min
How to Deal with Clinicians Who Do Not Practice Like You
We had someone pose a question that we get A LOT!How do I handle practicing with a clinician who is practicing in dated practice patterns?So how do we go about that relationship?What has worked and not worked for Jarod and Mark?What are some strategies you can start today to help you successfully navigate these situations?Tune into this week's episode of the Modern Pain Podcast and find out!*********************************************************************📸 - Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/modernpaincare/🐦 - Follow us on Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/modernpaincare/🎙️ - Listen to our Podcast - https://www.modernpaincare.com____________________________________Modern Pain Care is a company dedicated to spreading evidence-based and person-centered information about pain, prevention, and overall fitness and wellness

Nov 12, 2021 • 27min
The Three Best Exercises You Can Do
Jarod reposted an Instagram post from 4-5 years ago on the three best exercises you can doWhat are the characteristics of these exercises?How do these apply to the unique people we see in pain?Does exercise need to be hyperspecific or hyperfunctional???Tune into this week's episode and find out!*********************************************************************📸 - Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/modernpaincare/🐦 - Follow us on Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/modernpaincare/🎙️ - Listen to our Podcast - https://www.modernpaincare.com____________________________________Modern Pain Care is a company dedicated to spreading evidence-based and person-centered information about pain, prevention, and overall fitness and wellness

Nov 5, 2021 • 25min
Explaining Arthritis Vs Arthropathy
Patients regularly report their pain is due to arthritisDr. Google is often no help for patients in getting a current view on what their imaging means.What is the difference between arthropathy and arthritis?How can this discussion help you help patients?Tune in to this week's episode of the Modern Pain Podcast and find out*********************************************************************📸 - Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/modernpaincare/🐦 - Follow us on Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/modernpaincare/🎙️ - Listen to our Podcast - https://www.modernpaincare.com____________________________________Modern Pain Care is a company dedicated to spreading evidence-based and person-centered information about pain, prevention, and overall fitness and wellness

Oct 29, 2021 • 22min
Stop Chasing Shiny Exercises
Jarod had the following post on Twitter.You can prescribe the same exact exercise 100 different ways, with 100 different doses, 100 different intensities, and 100 different rationales for 100 different patients. We don’t need goofy fad “rehab exercises”. We need a solid critical thinking/clinical reasoning frameworkDo you chase shiny exercises?Tired of the chase and ready to develop your framework?Tune in to this week's episode of the Modern Pain Podcast and stop the chase!*********************************************************************📸 - Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/modernpaincare/🐦 - Follow us on Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/modernpaincare/🎙️ - Listen to our Podcast - https://www.modernpaincare.com____________________________________Modern Pain Care is a company dedicated to spreading evidence-based and person-centered information about pain, prevention, and overall fitness and wellness

Oct 22, 2021 • 23min
Is DPT School A History Lesson?
A regular complaint we see on social media comes from DPT students frustrated with what they are being taught in their DPT programsJarod and Mark both teach in DPT programs so they have been able to see both sides of this issueIs PT school a history lesson?Is this unique to DPT training?What should you do about it?Tune in to this week's episode and find out!*********************************************************************📸 - Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/modernpaincare/🐦 - Follow us on Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/modernpaincare/🎙️ - Listen to our Podcast - https://www.modernpaincare.com____________________________________Modern Pain Care is a company dedicated to spreading evidence-based and person-centered information about pain, prevention, and overall fitness and wellness

Oct 15, 2021 • 25min
Navigating The Manual Therapy Pendulum
We have been talking to a lot of clinicians lately and a common theme seems to be emerging?People are frustrated. Social media per usual feeds you a dichotomy that is devoid of any nuance.Young clinicians are disenfranchised and are questioning what place if any manual therapy has in practice.So, before you go on a 15 level coursework pusuit of manual therapy jedi certification or go and buy a manual therapy sucks t-shirt from Adam Meakins, listen in and hear a nuanced discussion around the pendulum swings of manual therapy. Resources:https://www.thieme-connect.com/media/10.1055-s-00049852/202103/supmat/10-1055-a-1499-5262-s01.pdfhttps://youtu.be/nGspYvZGTFg*********************************************************************📸 - Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/modernpaincare/🐦 - Follow us on Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/modernpaincare/🎙️ - Listen to our Podcast - https://www.modernpaincare.com____________________________________Modern Pain Care is a company dedicated to spreading evidence-based and person-centered information about pain, prevention, and overall fitness and wellness