
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

Aug 15, 2020 โข 47min
Why The Toolbox Approach May Not Be A Great Idea
๐ ๐ Often you will hear clinicians discuss having a lot of tools in the toolbox.๐ ๐ ๐ค Is this always a great pursuit?๐ค Do we risk having tools without a process of application?๐ค Would thinking of patient care as a process not product be helpful?โ
Join Mark and Jarod as they discuss this and moreArticle links:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3360492/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3172949/*********************************************************************๐ธ - Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/modernpaincare/๐ฆ - Follow us on Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/modernpaincare/๐๏ธ - 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

Aug 6, 2020 โข 50min
Pain Science Is Not An Intervention
๐ค๐ค Do we "pain science" people? ๐ค๐คโ
That seems to be the thoughts of a lot of people out there.๐ฃ๐ฃWe regularly hear, "Well you do the pain science thing..." ๐ฃ๐ฃโ
This tells me that there is a large lack of understanding of what pain science is and what it is not.๐
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Join Jarod and Mark as they discuss why pain science is not an intervention and how it is best incorporated into a person-centered framework of care. ๐
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https://www.modernpaincare.com/complete-clinician*********************************************************************๐ธ - Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/modernpaincare/๐ฆ - Follow us on Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/modernpaincare/๐๏ธ - 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

Jul 30, 2020 โข 47min
How to Deal With Beliefs of Bone on Bone
๐ Most of us have experienced this and it can be frustrating!!!๐จ A patient discusses their condition and tells you they feel they are dealing with bone on bone๐ It can be a huge barrier. ๐๐จ Understandably, most with this belief are hesitant to load or engage in rehabilitation.๐๐พโโ๏ธ๐๏ธโโ๏ธ Exercise and loading is considered dangerous or harmful.โโโHow do you deal with this clinically?โ
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Join Jarod and Mark as they discuss their strategies to help people challenge this belief and successfully move forward in their pursuit of valued goals. โ
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Helpful links:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30886966https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26721229https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23789746*********************************************************************๐ธ - Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/modernpaincare/๐ฆ - Follow us on Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/modernpaincare/๐๏ธ - 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

Jul 27, 2020 โข 55min
Professional Debate in the Face of Opposing Views
๐ด๐ฉโ๐ฆฑ๐ง๐ฟ๐ง๐ผIf you are human you have a unique context you have grown and learned in that has shaped your beliefs and perceived knowledge๐ด๐ฉโ๐ฆฑ๐ง๐ฟ๐ง๐ผ๐ฃ Others bring unique beliefs and knowledge from their own contextโ
Sometimes our views and beliefs do not align.๐ฃ ๐คผโโ๏ธ You have likely witnessed discussions on social media turn uglyโ
Professional dialogue and debate can serve a vital role in helping us improve our knowledge and understanding of the world.๐
Join Jarod and Mark as they relive their past failures in this area. Learn strategies to debate along with common logical fallacies we fall victim to in professional debate.*********************************************************************๐ธ - Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/modernpaincare/๐ฆ - Follow us on Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/modernpaincare/๐๏ธ - 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

Jul 9, 2020 โข 1h 1min
Modern Pain Care For Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
๐ค What is patellofemoral pain sydnrome?๐ค Should we just call in pain in the region of the anterior knee?๐ค Do biomechanics have a role?๐ค Is the knee extension machine truly the devil?โ
We'll be answering these question and more in our weekly pain points.Check the links below for some primer articles and blogs to wet your appetite!https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15995427/https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/52/18/1170https://www.running-physio.com/pfps2/https://www.running-physio.com/pfps1/*********************************************************************๐ธ - Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/modernpaincare/๐ฆ - Follow us on Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/modernpaincare/๐๏ธ - 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

Jul 3, 2020 โข 54min
General Vs Specific Exercise For Low Back Pain
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Many of us were taught that specific activation of the transverse abdominus and multifidi are a key component of any back exercise program.โ
Research has challenged this thought.๐ค Is there a time for bracing work?๐ค Where can "core stability" go wrong?๐ค How can you prescribe exercise for back pain in a person-centered way versus allowing biomechanical theory dictate our choices to patients?Join Jarod and Mark as they unpack this topic in Modern Pain Care's weekly pain points!Links to articles discussed:https://bmcmusculoskeletdisord.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2474-15-416https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22146280/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22884190/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30381024/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22270245/*********************************************************************๐ธ - Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/modernpaincare/๐ฆ - Follow us on Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/modernpaincare/๐๏ธ - 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

Jun 19, 2020 โข 51min
Using Manual Therapy to Evaluate Top Down Pain Modulation
๐ค The research has not really supported many mechanical effects of manual therapyโ
Yet we do see it change pain in sessionโ
Joel Bialosky, Steve George and others have shown us that the mechanisms of manual therapy are mainly neurophysiologicalโ What can we learn about the patient's pain modulation abilities through manual therapy?โ What do we do with this information?โ Most importantly how do we give people the ability to do it actively?๐ฅ Join Jarod and Mark as they discuss this and more in Modern Pain Care's Weekly Pain PointsSee Less*********************************************************************๐ธ - Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/modernpaincare/๐ฆ - Follow us on Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/modernpaincare/๐๏ธ - 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

Jun 13, 2020 โข 50min
The Pain of Healthcare Spending
๐ธ๐ธHealthcare spending is a major issue!! ๐ธ๐ธ๐ ๐The return on investment is severely lacking๐๐โ
This recent JAMA study points to low back pain and neck pain as the areas of highest spending. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2762309๐ ๐ These areas often have poor data on the utilization of conservative care options ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฃ This data needs to be shared with patients and providers ๐ฃ๐ฃWe need to do better!โ
Join Jarod and Mark as they reflect on this article and talk of ways you can use it in conversations with providers and patients.*********************************************************************๐ธ - Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/modernpaincare/๐ฆ - Follow us on Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/modernpaincare/๐๏ธ - 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

Jun 5, 2020 โข 57min
Where Does Stretching Fit?
๐ค๐ค Where does stretching fit in current practice?๐๏ธโโ๏ธ๐๏ธโโ๏ธ๐ค Are we truly elongating tissue?๐ค What is the sensory theory of stretching?๐ค Does stretching hinder performance?๐ค Should we be prescribing stretching?๐ค Are there times we should not be stretching?โ
Join Jarod and Mark for our weekly pain points to find the answers to these questions and more!โ
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May 28, 2020 โข 55min
Why You Need Philosophy In Your Practice
๐ค๐คCritical thinking is vital to our growth and performance as clinicians๐ค๐คโ Do you ever think about your thinking?โ Is biomedical and related philosophy best helping our patients?โ What are some alternative philosophical viewpoints that may better serve our patients?*********************************************************************๐ธ - Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/modernpaincare/๐ฆ - Follow us on Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/modernpaincare/๐๏ธ - 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