Empowered Beyond Pain
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Episode 20: Surgery, the Ultimate Placebo, with surgeon Prof. Ian Harris for back pain fact 10
18 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Surgery is often a consideration for many people with back pain, it's the top of the medical triangle, and many believe it will fix them. But Orthopae...
Episode 19: 19. Pain flares don't mean you're damaging yourself, with patient voice Jamie. Low back fact 9
04 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Pain flare ups are unfortunately common, and they can be really distressing, especially if your feeling like you've been making good progress. But the...
Episode 18: Backs don't wear out with everyday loading. Fact 8 with Dr JP Caneiro, PhD.
20 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's common to believe that movement, loading and bending causes 'wear & tear' of the spine - especially if it's painful. But that belief hugely u...
Episode 17: The Myth of Core Stability - Peter O'Sullivan's personal story for back fact 7
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We used to think core stability was important for low back pain, but modern research questions this common belief. Professor Peter O'Sullivan is in ma...
Episode 16: 16b - Posture & Pain. Back pain fact 6 with patient voice Joe, and Nic Saraceni
23 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Learn the truth about posture and low back pain. Sleeping posture, sitting posture, lifting posture, it's all covered in this episode with patient voi...
Episode 16: 16a - Posture & Pain. Back pain fact 6 with Diane Slater and Kieran O'Sullivan, PhD.
09 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What's the best posture? Are posture correctors good/bad/safe? There are many outdated beliefs still commonplace among society, so what does the evide...
Episode 15: Low back pain fact 5 with patient voice, Megan. 'Pain with movement doesn't mean harm'
25 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What does pain with movement mean? Many think it's a warning that harm is being done and a signal to stop. This week, clinician-researchers Professor ...
Episode 14: Low back pain fact 4 with patient voice, Joe. 'Scans rarely show the cause of pain'
11 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How relevant are scans (MRI, CT, X-RAY etc) for low back pain? Imaging is commonplace these days, but is it actually doing more harm than good?This we...
Episode 13: Low back pain fact 3 with Prof Rachelle Buchbinder: 'it's rarely associated with serious tissue damage'
28 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Rachelle Buchbinder is a world-leading back pain clinician and researcher, today she discusses the current understanding and management of l...
Update: Season 1 & fortnightly releases
21 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We've made the decision to move to fortnightly releases. This is to give us a bit more breathing room between episodes so we can ensure we keep bringi...
Episode 12: Low back pain fact 2: Getting older is not a cause of back pain with patient voice, Jan.
14 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Low back pain is the worlds most disabling health condition and costs more than cancer and diabetes combined. A scientific journal article covering 10...
Episode 11: Low back pain fact 1: Scary but rarely dangerous with Professor Peter O'Sullivan
07 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Low back pain is the world's most disabling health condition and costs more than cancer and diabetes combined. A scientific journal article covering 1...
Episode 10: How beliefs influence pain with Dr Sam Bunzli, PhD
31 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Beliefs can play a HUGE role in peoples pain journey. This week we welcome Dr Sam Bunzli who is a post doctoral researcher at the University of Melbou...
Episode 9: A-Z of Osteoarthritis with Dr JP Caneiro (part 3) (guest hosted by Jennifer Persaud)
24 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Part 3 of our Osteoarthritis mini-series. In this episode guest host Jennifer Persaud from Arthritis and Osteoporosis WA talks to Dr JP Caneiro about:...
Episode 8: A-Z of Osteoarthritis with Dr JP Caneiro part 2 (guest hosted by Jennifer Persaud)
17 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 of our Mini-series on Osteoarthritis guest hosted by Jennifer Persaud. Today, Jennifer and JP discuss: - The call-to-action for therapists trea...
Episode 7: A-Z of Osteoarthritis with Dr JP Caneiro (guest hosted by Jennifer Persaud)
10 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we welcome Jennifer Persaud as guest host. Jennifer is the manager of Health, Education and Research at Arthritis and Osteoporosis Western A...
Episode 6: Osteoarthritis 101 with surgeon, Professor Stefan Lohmander
03 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Osteoarthritis is extremely common and it's management in the health system has a lot of room for improvement. We talk with Professor Stefan Lohmander...
Episode 5: Patient stories behind the back pain facts
26 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Back pain is a world-leading cause of disability and is more costly than cancer and diabetes combined. In this weeks episode, some of the amazing peop...
Episode 4: Ten scientific facts about low back pain
19 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Back pain is the most disabling health condition on the planet and costs more than cancer and diabetes combined. In this week's episode, we discuss th...
Episode 3: Who are we and why do a podcast?
12 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we discuss our journeys that have led us to this moment in time, including sharing personal stories of pain. We talk about our motives...
Episode 2: Elite cricketers experience with Telehealth
05 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Elite cricketer Baxter Holt was scheduled for spine surgery, but sought a final opinion via a Telehealth appointment. In this episode, Professor Peter...
Episode 1: Talking Telehealth with Professor Peter O'Sullivan
29 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Professor Peter O'Sullivan answers some common questions related to Telehealth. Like how physiotherapy helps without putting hands on...
Trailer - Empowered Beyond Pain podcast
09 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Empowered Beyond Pain, a podcast brought to you by Body Logic Physiotherapy and Co-hosted by Professor Peter O'Sullivan, Dr JP Caneiro, PhD...