Pain Science and Sensibility
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
053 Is Therapeutic Alliance a Bust?
27 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sandy and Cory discuss a recent paper that did not find an effect of providing education with therapeutic alliance in a chronic low back pain populat...
052 Beyond the BPS Model?
27 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sandy and Cory take a look at this popular publication from 2019 proposing an "Enactive Approach" to pain. There's a lot to cover in ...
2020 PT Podcast Network Holiday Extravaganza
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The gang is all here (except Greg) for another festive dump of holiday cheer! Happy Holidays everyone!!!
050 Pain Flare-Up
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Pain flare-ups are one of the most frustrating things for patients and clinicians alike. Are they normal? Who gets them? Why is it important to know t...
049 Contemplating Possibilities and the Impermanence of Pain
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We are joined in this episode by Professor Lorimer Moseley AO for a casual chat about pain. Lorimer gave us his thoughts on recent and future clinical...
048 The SI Joint Narrative
27 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Do you use SI joint tests? What type of information do the tests give you? Should you be using them? These are just a few of the questions that arise...
047 Is It Safe For Women To Lift Heavy Things?
08 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Is it safe to exercise and lift heavy things for people with pelvic organ prolapse symptoms? Or put more bluntly, will lifting heavy weights make you...
046 Is There an Advantage to Pain Free Rehab?
13 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
These questions arise very frequently in rehabilitation. Should it hurt? Is it OK if it hurts? Will I set myself back if it hurts? Will I get better ...
045 A Review of Surgery for Rotator Cuff Tears
27 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A recent Cochrane review looked at studies of people with rotator cuff tears comparing those who had surgery with those who did not. What do you thin...
044 Cognitive Functional Therapy Vs. Group Therapy Plus Education
20 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode covers a recent paper that compares a popular and trending approach, Cognitive Functional Therapy, against a group treatment and exercise...
043 An Interview with Dr Henrik Vaegter
09 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the last episode (42) a systematic review was discussed regarding the value of pre-operative measures in predicting pain post-operatively. In this...
042 Does Preop Pain Predict Postop Pain?
30 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Sandy and Cory discuss a systematic review which investigated what pre operative pain tells us about a person's propensity for post o...
041 Bedtimes and Pain: Can You Sleep It Off?
12 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This study looked at pain score associations between people with "typical" and "atypical" bedtimes. Sandy and Cory discuss the topic of sleep and pai...
040 Does Activity Counteract Sitting?
13 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this month's episode we are examining more of a general health question. But it is one that is very relevant to people in pain. Much has been made...
039 Pain Education in Low Back Pain
01 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This paper, with results that many find very surprising, has started a bit of a buzz in the PT world. What do we make of the results? Can we trust th...
038 Living Well with Chronic Pain
09 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Research on chronic pain tends to aim at identifying factors that are in deficit, or are the so called "risk factors" for those who develops chronic ...
2018 PT Podcast Network Holiday Extravaganza
11 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
That's right everyone! It's that time of year again! All the PT Podcast Network voices (except for Adam) have gathered together to bring you some podc...
037 Brain Representations of Expectancy Violation
14 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This episode covers a recent meta analysis looking at differences in brain patterns when an expectancy violation, thought to be important in effective...
036 Mechanism Based Pain Care
28 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sandy and Cory discuss a recent paper proposing a "Mechanism Based approach to physical therapy management of pain." This paper propo...
035 The Smallest Worthwhile Effect of Physiotherapy
17 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
How much of an improvement would you need to see in order to feel that physiotherapy was going to be worthwhile for your low back, neck, or shoulder p...
034 How Well Do We Remember Past Pains?
05 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode the topic of pain memory recall is explored. How well do we remember our past pains? Are there differences in recall between populatio...
033 Reconsidering the IASP Definition of Pain
22 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 33, Sandy and Cory are joined once again by Pain Specialist Physician, Milton Cohen. Dr. Cohen and his group have submitted a new clinical ...
032 Are There Ethical Concerns With Mindfulness Approaches?
22 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A recent paper looks at the philosophical underpinnings of the practice of mindfulness and raises some concerns regarding the ethics of its use. In th...
031 Expectancy Violation Update
10 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We return to exposure based therapy and an update of the topic covered in the popular episodes 12 and 15, expectancy violation. This time we discuss a...
Episode 30: I am a Placebo: An Interview With Dr. Nortin Hadler, MD
28 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest in this episode is Dr. Nortin Hadler, a rheumatologist and professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, who has...
029 Discussion of the book Meanings of Pain
25 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This episode has Sandy and Cory discussing a recently released book, tilted Meanings of Pain. Can we measure pain? What is the impact when we try? How...
028 Does Manual Therapy Suck?
28 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Pain Science and Sensibility, it's another British Invasion! So, I guess that would make us the Ed Sullivan show? Special guest Ada...
027 Transverse Abdominals in Low Back Pain
19 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Sandy and Cory discuss a popular topic in the treatment of low back pain; the role of the transverse abdominus. This paper examines the role in pregna...
026 Can We Predict Who's at Risk for Persistent Pain
18 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
What is stratified care? Can we get the right patients to the right care at the right time? In this episode we look at a study examining some of the b...
025 Comparing and Using Low Back Pain Clinical Guidelines
29 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 25 has our hosts, and special guest Kelly Newman SPT discussing a recent review article comparing 3 of the major clinical guidelines for the t...
024 Trigger Points, the "Third Space", and the Merit of Pain Theories with Dr. Milton Cohen
01 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Special Guest Milton Cohen MD, Rheumatologist/Specialist Pain Physician, joins the show to discuss a variety of topics in this far ranging interview. ...
023 Modeling Pain and Other Bayesian Topics
11 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 23 has Sandy and Cory discussing a review article about modeling pain using a Bayesian statistical model. Fear not! You'll not need an abacus ...
022 Do Systematic Biases Impact Care?
11 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 22 has Sandy and Cory discussing a systematic review on whether biases are present in healthcare decisions and if so, do they have a negative ...
21 Aerobic Exercise for Pain
07 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sandy and Cory are joined by special guest Roderick Henderson who is a physical therapist and strength coach. The group reviews a rec...
020 Neuropathic Pain at the Pelvis
16 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 20 Sandy and Cory discuss an exploratory research paper on Sandy's area of expertise, pelvic pain. The presence or absence of neuropathic p...
Holiday Extravaganza 2016
11 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The PT Podcast Network crew are here to spread some holiday cheer with the annual PT Podcast Network Extravaganza! They talk Jedis, rectums, Festivus,...
018 What IS a Picture Worth
13 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Cory and Sandy continue their search for clinical excellence (and interesting new screening tools), including an in-depth look at the benefit of using...
017 Are There Ghosts in Your Machine
06 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 17, Sandy and Cory attempt to tackle a difficult theoretical paper (difficult for non-neuroscientists, at least) discussing some potential ...
016_CBT_in_the_Workplace
28 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Sandy and Cory discuss a recent RCT in which a CBT approach was applied to the workplace. Cory works in the occupational setting and s...
015 Maximizing Exposure Therapy Revisited
28 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode of Pain Science and Sensibility we are co-releasing with the Naked Physio Podcast, joining up with Paul Lagerman and Bronnie T...
Episode 14: Motor Control and Walking for Pain
19 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 14, Sandy and Cory take on a Cochrane review looking at trunk motor control exercises for low back pain and another paper comparing specifi...
013 Pelvic Floor Hyperalgesia
24 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We're talking about pelvises (or is it pelvi?) on episode 13! We discuss a specific paper that is both specific to pelvic pain and highlights some con...
012 Maximizing Exposure Therapy
03 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Pain Science and Sensibility Sandy and Cory dive into some specific applications of Graded Exposure some of which are very surprisi...
011 Function vs Activity
06 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 11 Cory and Sandy get pedantic about the definition of "function" vs "activity" and are joined by a surprise guest when Dr. Bronwyn Thompso...
010 Neurodynamics and Fibromyalgia
18 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sandy and Cory discuss the popular treatment method of neurodynamics. While discussing a recent RCT which used the method in a group ...
Holiday Extravaganza
14 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
It's that time of year again and the PT Podcast Network crew are in the holiday spirit! The gang got together, as best they can scattered across the w...
008 Pain: Of Mice and Men?
01 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
How do you know if a mouse feels pain? Not to spoil the surprise, but it involves being stuffed head first into a glove. What might this mean for us l...
007 CBT for Chronic Pain Delivered Through the Internet
01 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 7 explores two studies on the effects of a cognitive behavioral therapy program for chronic pain delivered through the internet. This is obvio...
006 To Exercise or Not to Exercise with Chronic Pain
08 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Which patients with persistent pain will flare up with exercise? Should they exercise? In episode 6 Sandy and Cory discuss a paper that tackles these ...
005 Follow-Up Discussion to the James McAuley Interview
15 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 5 is a short (30 min) follow up to Episode 4. James McAuley provided so much great information to consider that Sandy and Cory needed more ti...
004 Revisiting Self Efficacy with James McAuley
30 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview episode of Pain Science and Sensibility, Sandy and Cory are joined by guest Dr. James McAuley, PhD. James was an author of the artic...
003 Catastrophizing and Graded Exposure
05 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 3, Sandy and Cory discuss a research article on the role of catastrophizing and it's impact on the effectiveness of graded exposure treatme...
002 New Theory of Chronic Pain
01 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 2, Sandy and Cory discuss the "Imprecision Hypothesis of Chronic Pain" recently published by Lorimer Moseley and Johan Vlaeyen. Potential c...
001 Self-efficacy and Fear of Movement in Chronic Back Pain
09 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In the first ever episode of the Pain Science and Sensibility Podcast Sandy and Cory explore a recent research article on self-efficacy and fear of mo...