Pain Science Podcast

Episode 155 | Physiotherapist Shelly Prosko: Insight Into Compassion: The Foundation Of Pain Care

24 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We're talking about the important topic of compassion and pain care. Our expert guest is my friend and colleague, Shelly Prosko. Shelly is a Canadian...

Episode 154 | Physiotherapist Lissanthea Taylor: Pain And The Power Of Stories: How To Use Narrative Medicine In Pain Care

17 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We have a brand-new topic and expert guest that I'm excited to share with you. We're discussing the importance of story and narrative medicine and pai...

Episode 153 | Dr. Felipe Reis, PhD: Initiatives For Improving Pain Education In Developing Countries

10 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we are discussing how to move effective pain education forward in developing countries. Our expert guest this week is Professor Felip...

Episode 152 | JoAnne Dahl, PhD: The Art And Science Of Values In Pain Care Using Acceptance And Commitment Therapy (ACT)

03 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We are discussing the importance of values in pain care and how values are approached through the lens of acceptance and commitment therapy. In accept...

Episode 151 | Dr. Navaz Habib, DC: Using The Vagus Nerve To Reduce Pain And Inflammation

19 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We're going to take a deep dive into how the vagus nerve can help reduce pain and control inflammation. Joining us is Dr. Navaz Habib. He is a functi...

Episode 150 | David Tomasi, PhD: Developing Exercise & Nutrition Programs For Mental Wellbeing

12 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We're talking about Integrative Health Programs for mental wellbeing. Joining us is Dr. David Tomasi. He's a psychotherapist, researcher and philosop...

Episode 149 | Matthew Herbert, PhD: ACT For Chronic Pain: Does PTSD Influence Outcomes?

05 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We're going to be talking about the co-occurrence of chronic pain in PTSD. In the general population, chronic pain and PTSD co-occur in about 10% of t...

Episode 148 | Steven Hayes, PhD: ACT Pain And Human Suffering

29 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We're taking a deep dive into Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with its Founder, Dr. Hayes. He is a Nevada Foundation professor at the Department of ...

Episode 147 | Pernilla Garmy, PhD: Bullying, Pain, And Analgesic Use In Children

22 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We're talking about an important topic. It's the effect of bullying on chronic pain in children and adolescents. When I did an interview with Dr. Chr...

Episode 146 | Karlyn Edwards, MS: The Role Of Self-Compassion In The Treatment Of Chronic Pain

15 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode, we're talking about the relation of self-compassion to functioning among adults with chronic pain. Our expert guest is Karlyn Edward...

Episode 145 | Diarmuid Denneny, PT: Does The Evidence Support Trigger Point Therapy For Chronic Pain And The Physiotherapists' Role In Opioid Tapering

08 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We are talking about the controversial topic of whether Manual Therapy for trigger point should be used for the alleviation or the treatment of chroni...

Episode 144 | Ronald D. Siegel, PsyD: How Mindfulness Works For Chronic Pain

01 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We are talking about how to use mindfulness to treat or alleviate chronic pain. Our expert guest is Dr. Ronald Siegel. He's an Assistant Professor of ...

Episode 143 | Eric Sun, MD: Is Early Physical Therapy Associated With Less Opioid Use By Patients With Musculoskeletal Pain?

25 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We've got an episode that is full of some good news that I can't wait to share with you. When I first started this podcast over a few years ago, the C...

Episode 142 | John Weeks: The Evolution And Controversy Of Integrative Health For Chronic Pain

18 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

I'm super honored and grateful that you decided to join me and read this episode where we are talking about the evolution of integrative healthcare an...

Episode 141 | Christine Chambers, PhD: Solutions For Kids In Pain: The Power Of Partnerships To Mobilize Research Knowledge For Children's Pain Management

04 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We're discussing the important topic of how to improve children's pain management. If you're not aware of the lack of pain management that children or...

Episode 140 | Carolyn Dolan, PT, DPT: How To Treat Acute Pain Using Nutrition And Physical Therapy

27 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

As you have followed along with each episode of this show, you probably got the feeling that I'm a little bit passionate about how nutrition can be us...

Episode 139 | Jill Stoddard, PhD: Experiential Practice In ACT For Pain with

20 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We have clinical psychologist, Dr. Jill Stoddard. She's going to be talking about the topic of Experiential Practice in Acceptance and Commitment Ther...

Episode 138 | Chris Condran, PT, DPT: LGBT Inclusion In Physical Therapy

13 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

I'm super honored that you're spending this time with me. As many of you know, the month of June is Gay Pride or what is known as LGBT Pride Month acr...

Episode 137 | lore m. dickey, PhD: Transgender Healthcare

06 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It's a pleasure to be spending this time with you. One of the activities that I do each week is I set aside some time to sit down and brainstorm about...

Episode 136 | Joshua W. Pate, PT, PhD(c): How To Assess The Reconceptualization Of Pain

30 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

If you're following the latest in pain science or maybe you've attended certain lectures, you know that pain science education is on the tip of everyo...

Episode 135 | Dr. Kai Karos, PhD: Pain In A Social Context

23 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

If you follow this show for some time, you know that one of the aims of this show is to help reconceptualize pain from a biomedical perspective and in...

Episode 134 | Lauren Bahr, PT, FNCP: Integrating Nutrition And Physical Therapy

16 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

I've been so excited to put this all together for you and to share with you. You will meet an exceptional physical therapist who is helping women with...

Episode 133 | Dr. Marcia Spoto, PT DC: Physical Therapists As Primary Spine Care Providers

09 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We're going to talk about primary spine care providers. If you follow this blog for quite some time, you know that spine problems and spine disorders ...

Episode 132 | Dr. JP Caneiro, PT, PhD: How To Overcome Pain-Related Fear And Low Back Pain

25 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It's great to be with you sharing the latest information on pain science and the care of chronic pain. On this episode, our expert guest is Dr. JP Can...

Episode 131 | Dr. Wayne Jonas: Evidence Does Not Support Invasive Procedures For Pain And How To Move Toward Integrative Pain Care

04 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode, we are discussing the insufficient evidence for invasive procedures and chronic pain in how we can move our sick care system toward a...

Episode 130 | Rob Vining, PT, MSPT: Telehealth And Physical Therapy

28 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we are talking about the rapidly expanding field of telehealth, which is the use of electronic communication to remotely provide heal...

Episode 129 | Dr. Dan Riddle, PT, PhD, FAPTA: Cognitive Behavioral Pain Coping Skills Delivered By Physical Therapists To Patients With Pain Castrophizing And Undergoing Knee Arthroplasty

21 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

I am excited that you're here with me as we discuss the latest in pain care and pain science. We are discussing the topic of pain catastrophizing, whi...

Episode 128 | Zoe Letwin: How To Develop An Interprofessional Pain Education Program

14 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Patients have a very unique perspective on what they are going through. Yet health professionals tend to leave them out of the picture. Showing the i...

Episode 127 | Dr. Chad Cook, PT, PhD: Psychologically Informed Care - Valuable Or The Catch Of The Day?

07 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Chad Cook, PT, PhD, the Program Director of the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at Duke University, brings to light the value of psychological...

Episode 126 | Emily Fletcher: Less Stress, Less Pain And More Life with Ziva Meditation Expert

28 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Do you know that you can use meditation to lessen stress and accomplish more in your life? This is what Emily Fletcher teaches. Emily is the founder o...

Episode 125 | Dr. Steven Kamper, PT: How To Translate Research Into Practice And Improve Pain Management

21 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A niche in the medical field that is rarely explored is children and pain. This is where Dr. Steven Kamper, PT, found a good place to research as he r...

Episode 124 | Dr. Jolene Brighten, NMD: Hormones, Birth Control And The Association With Chronic Pain

14 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Women's health is very special as it concerns menstrual cycles, fertility and infertility, menopause, and all issues involving female hormones. Birth ...

Episode 123 | Dr. Claire Ashton James, PhD: The Social Component Of The Biopsychosocial Model Of Pain

07 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

As what has been constantly reiterated, chronic pain should not only be addressed from the physical and biomedical model. It is time to shift to what ...

Episode 122 | Dr. Kathleen Holton, PhD: The Impact Of Diet On Widespread Chronic Pain

31 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Going to the nutrition side of chronic pain is Dr. Kathleen Holton, PhD and assistant professor at the Department of Health Studies at American Unive...

Episode 121 | Dr. Alan Christianson, NMD: Nutrition Facts And Fiction About Pain

24 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

There's so much controversy in the diet field. Being a naturopathic physician, Dr. Alan Christianson, NMD is definitely on the frontline of this as he...

Episode 120 | Todd Hargrove: Movement Therapy And Pain Science

17 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Overcoming pain is not limited to the usual remedies we take like medication. It goes far reaching into multiple traditions. Sharing his interest on m...

Episode 119 | Dr. Alan Lee, DPT, PhD: Telehealth, Physical Therapy And Pain Care

10 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

As the world becomes transformed with the advances of technology, so does the face of health care. Tackling the side of pain care through physical the...

Episode 118 | Carrie Falling, PT, PhD: Central Hypersensitivity In Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

03 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

If you are interested in the intersection between gut health, nutrition, and pain, this will be an episode that you will enjoy. Carrie Falling's work ...

Episode 117 | Annie O'Connor, MSPT: Helping A World Of Hurt

27 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This episode will serve both the clinician who treats pain as well as patients who suffer from musculoskeletal pain through education about pain mecha...

Episode 116 | Edwin de Raaij, PT, PhD(c): Illness Perception and Musculoskeletal Pain

20 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Illness perception is defined as the cognitive representations or beliefs that patients have about their illness. It basically means that how you perc...

Episode 115 | Dr. Peter O'Sullivan, PT, PhD: Low Back Pain and Cognitive Functional Therapy

13 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Joe discusses chronic low back pain with Dr. Peter O'Sullivan, PT, PhD. Dr. O'Sullivan shares his journey from clinician to researcher and educator, h...

Episode 114 | Dr. Jo Nijs, PT, PhD: Central Sensitization, Pain, And Lifestyle

06 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Whether you're a physiotherapist or a practitioner who treats pain, Dr. Jo Nijs has great information with regard to healing chronic pain naturally. D...

Episode 113 | Dr. Sara Lazar, PhD: The Science Of Yoga And Mindfulness For Pain

29 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Healing is not just one method. It varies greatly just as how one person experiences pain differently from another. Piecing out neuroscience together ...

Episode 112 | Barbara Bald: How To Overcome Unexplained Pain

22 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Barbara Bald says that pain is never always physical. After being diagnosed with chronic pain, she found that healing is not just about going to vario...

Episode 111 | Dr. Shiroko Sokitch, MD: Integrative Primary Care for Pain Management

15 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Shiroko Sokitch was originally trained in general surgery and worked as an emergency room physician for over ten years when she noticed that many ...

Episode 110 | Dr. David Cosio, PhD: Effective Strategies For Pain Management

08 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

People tend to think that having no pain is normal when in fact, having a little is. While that is the case, there are still some ways that can help u...

Episode 109 | Dr. John Cryan, PhD: How The Microbiome Affects Stress, Pain And Mood

01 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The microbiome is an interesting and rapidly growing area of research. There are trillions of microbes inhabiting our bodies, and we have more microbi...

Episode 108 | How To Treat Neuropathy And Neuropathic Pain Using Nutrition

25 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Is our American diet affecting us? We know that it's affecting our weight, our metabolic syndrome. We know that it's leading to diseases such as diabe...

Episode 107 | Dr. Beverly E. Thorn, PhD: Cognitive And Mindfulness-Based Pain Care

18 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Whether you are a practitioner or a patient interested in learning more about psychological informed care, you will benefit a lot from Dr. Beverly E. ...

Episode 106 | Dr. Meg Haworth, PhD: Overcoming The Effects Of Victimization In Pain Management

11 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Suffering from chronic pain can be challenging. It makes you feel powerless either because you're unable to heal your body or can't find a way get the...

Episode 105 | Dr. Mark Bishop, PT, PhD: How Expectations Shape Pain

04 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

So many factors can cause and modify pain, not only physical but mental and emotional as well. Taking the psychological aspects of it, Dr. Mark Bishop...

Episode 104 | Dr. Kristin Neff, PhD: The Art Of Self-Compassion In Pain Care

27 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Self-compassion is a tool that you can use to improve your well-being, your self-confidence, and your resilience. It's one that we need to pay a lot m...

Episode 103 | Roshi Joan Halifax: Infusing Compassion And Empathy Into Pain Care

20 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Tackling about an interesting topic that does not often receive enough attention in the world of chronic pain management, Roshi Joan Halifax talks abo...

Episode 102 | Dr. Tor Wager, PhD: Pain And The Neuroscience Of Nociception

13 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Pain goes beyond what we physically feel in our bodies. It reaches back into other aspects—from the mental to emotional. Take a deeper dive and expl...

Episode 101 | Sean Fargo: Reaching Beyond the Cocoon of Pain

06 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Traveling around Asia and in Tibet for a little bit, meditation expert Sean Fargo became fascinated by the simplicity of the life of Buddhist monks. S...

Episode 100 | Carol Kugler Ellis: Living Beyond Pain After Being Diagnosed With Fibromyalgia

30 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Nothing rounds up our understanding better about chronic pain than listening from a patient's perspective. To have undergone through that pain with al...

Episode 99 | Leanne Ely: Anti-Inflammatory And Ketogenic Nutrition

23 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Nutrition is often one of the first interventions that I recommend for pain relief, especially if you have pain from an inflammatory disease such as f...

Episode 98 | Dr. Steven George, DPT; Dr. Corey Simon, DPT and Dr. Adam Goode, DPT: The Non-Pharmacological Treatment Of Low Back Pain

16 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The treatment of chronic pain has been placed under a microscope because of the fallout from the widespread opioid epidemic. As we turn away from usin...

Episode 97 | Dr. David Butler, PT, EdD: Explain Pain And The Biopsychosocial Model

09 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Pain is a feeling we're conditioned to heal without fully understanding it first. This leads us to taking the wrong medication that we suffer more fro...

Episode 96 | Dr. Jason Piken, DC: Understanding The Brain-Gut Connection

26 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The chronic pain epidemic has opened up many doors as to the way practitioners approach pain and how the multiple systems of our body are intimately c...

Episode 95 | Dr. Lilian Dindo, PhD: How to Use Acceptance And Commitment Therapy To Treat Post-Surgical Pain And Opioid Use In Veterans

19 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

According to a report by the American Joint Replacement Registry, there were 860,000 hip and knee replacement surgeries in 2017. That means by the end...

Episode 94 | Shelly Prosko, PT, PYT: How To Integrate Yoga Therapy Into A Modern Pain Practice

12 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Each day, millions of yoga enthusiasts flock to yoga studios for their daily or the weekly practice, celebrating an ancient wellness tradition as well...

Episode 93 | Dr. Kathleen Sluka, PT, PhD: A Mechanism-Based Approach To Pain Management

05 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

If you're someone who lives with pain and is trying to figure out the best therapies to utilize, you may be interested with Dr. Kathleen Sluka's mecha...

Episode 92 | Dr. Tim Salomons, PhD: Exploring The Neuromatrix Theory Of Pain

28 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Many researchers have devoted their entire career to exploring and learning more about what happens inside the brain when chronic pain develops and pe...

Episode 91 | Dr. Sandy Hilton, PT, DPT: Changing Paradigms For Chronic Pelvic Pain

21 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

When we think of pelvic pain, we easily associate that with women disorders which they even call women's health therapy or women's health section. The...

Episode 90 | Robbe Richman: The Power of a Pill With Nothing in it!

14 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

If the red pill were real, would you take it? If you've seen the movie The Matrix, then you know what Robbe Richman is talking about. Robbe is the cre...

Episode 89 | Dr. Amy Wacholtz, PhD: Demystifying The Role Of Spirituality In Pain Management

31 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Many people have questions about the role of spirituality in pain management and pain relief. Dr. Amy Wacholtz, a licensed clinical psychologist, pain...

Episode 88 | Dr. Peter Levine, PhD: Connections Between Trauma, PTSD And Chronic Pain

24 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

PTSD can happen to anyone. It's not a sign of weakness. In many ways, it's a normal part of the traumatic healing process. Post-traumatic stress disor...

Episode 87 | Dr. Les Aria: Pain Psychology: A Paradigm Shift In Treating Pain with

17 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

For a lot of practitioners, medical and psychiatric patients are difficult to treat, approach, or figure out. Dr. Les Aria is a rehabilitation and pai...

Episode 86 | Erin Nielsen: Reset Your Body To Burn Fat, Alleviate Pain, And Get Your Energy Back

10 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

If you have chronic pain, you've been told for years, decades, and even still today, to take it easy, to rest, and to not do any type of activity that...

Episode 85 | Dr. Nalini Chilkov: Cancer Related Fatigue: The Most Common and Persistent Complaint of Long Term Cancer Survivors

03 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The overall state of cancer care has improved over the past two decades through the widespread use of traditional therapies such as surgery, medicatio...

Episode 84 | Jason Prall: How To Increase Lifespan And Longevity Despite Pain

26 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

To increase lifespan and longevity, practitioners as well as patients need to identify what they are doing incorrectly with their health practices and...

Episode 83 | Jennifer Battles: How To Live An Active Life Beyond Pain Combining ACT & PT

19 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Physical Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy are two of the most important therapies for pain relief. To live an active life beyond pain, Je...

Episode 82 | Dr. Beth Darnall: How to Slowly and Successfully Taper Off of Opioids

12 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Beth Darnall's most recent paper, Patient Centered Prescription Opioid Tapering in Community Outpatients With Chronic Pain, raised some concern on...

Episode 81 | Dr. Stephen Porges: Optimizing Human Experiences Through the Lens of the Polyvagal Theory

05 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever wondered how your heart and brain interacts and coordinates? For decades, Dr. Stephen Porges, a leading expert in developmental psychoph...

Episode 80 | Dr. Jeffrey Mogil: Sex Differences In Pain And Pain Inhibition

29 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

When women get pregnant, they carry the child for nine months then go through hours of labor. The notion that women are more tolerant to pain stems fr...

Episode 79 | Dr. Rachna Patel: Is CBD Oil The New Miracle Oil For Chronic Pain Relief?

22 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

America is in the middle of an opioid epidemic because it has become the alternative agent for practitioners and patients suffering from chronic pain....

Episode 78 | Sharon Salzberg: Exploring Loving-Kindness Meditation To Heal The Body

15 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

One way to define mindfulness is awareness of your experience in the present so that your perception of what is happening is not distorted by certain ...

Episode 77 | Dr. Bronnie Lennox Thompson, How To Live Life Well With Pain And Do What You Love

08 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Freedom to move and perform activities is a privilege most people take for granted. For some people suffering chronic pain, the ease of doing simple t...

Episode 76 | Dr. Stephan Guyenet: Hunger, The Brain And Why We Overeat

01 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Are you finding it hard to resist sinking your teeth into that third donut? Do you find that your pants are getting a little bit more snug than it was...

Episode 75 | Dr Kevin Vowles: How To Avoid The Trap Of Negative Thinking Using ACT

22 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

It's great to be here with you for another episode. Before this episode, I sat down for a couple of minutes and I started to write out a list of all t...

Episode 74 | Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo: The Relationship Between Blood Sugar Imbalance And Chronic Inflammation

15 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Blood sugar balance is critical for our cells to get nutrients and energy. Every single organ and system of our body will be affected when there blo...

Episode 73 | Will Boyd, DPT: Empowering Physical Therapy Students

08 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Physical therapists change people's lives like they are working a miracle. But before they get to this point, PTs need to go to school and devote time...

Episode 72 | Dr. Mark Hyman: The Impact Of Functional Nutrition As Medicine

25 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

You can eat whatever you want as long as you make the food yourself. If you want to eat cake, make one with ingredients that you can pronounce. Dr. Ma...

Episode 71 | Dr. Ben Cormack: Evidence Based Practice: Promoting Cognitive Efficiency For PTs

18 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

A good therapist should always point their patients towards a scientific direction from what an evidence based practice may have shown them. Which is ...

Episode 70 | Evelyn Hecht, PT: How to Revolutionize The Healing Process Using Modern Pain Care

11 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Emotional or sexual trauma, these two are just some of the contributing factors for people to suffer pelvic pain. By understanding the effects of the ...

Episode 69 | Dr. Peter Abaci: Conquer Your Chronic Pain; How To Save Integrative Pain Care

04 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The technology that modern medicine possess is so powerful that it can change the life of a patient with a push of a button. The danger is that the me...

Episode 68 | Dr. Veronique Desaulniers: Busting Breast Cancer Myths

28 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Chemotherapy, radiation and surgery are traditional ways to treat cancer and we've been taught that this is the best way to battle the disease. Dr. Ve...

Episode 67 | Dr. Katie Siengsukon: Can Better Sleep Contribute to Less Pain?

21 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Sleep has an important role in our body's functions. We spend one-third of our lives sleeping and in that time of sleep, our bodies become refreshed a...

Episode 66 | Dr. Susie Gronski: The Lowdown 'Down Below' - Male Pelvic Pain

14 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Men will always have their bravado getting in the way of admitting that there's something wrong with their body, especially if it involves their manho...

Episode 65 |Elizabeth Dean: A Physical Therapists Role in Lifestyle Medicine

07 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Surgery and drugs are always the go-to for doctors, but with the changing times there is now a need for the conventional ways to be reconsidered. Dr. ...

Episode 64 | Dr. Jarod Hall: Create a Healing Environment through Group Discussions

30 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Every doctor considers every patient as a case study in and of itself, and that every patient has a different way of defining the pain they are feelin...

Episode 63 | Dr. Steven Masley: Better Brain Solution

23 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

For the body to be healthy the brain needs to be healthy. Join Dr. Steven Masley as he explains why having a healthy heart is a better brain solution....

Episode 62 | Dr. Nicholas Karayannis: Mindfulness Of The Body: Cultivation Approaches For The Patient And Clinician

16 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The prediction, prevention and alleviation of persistent pain are challenging tasks because the precise cause is often elusive and an individual's exp...

Episode 61 | Dr. Laura Simons: Healing Child Pain Begins in the Brain

09 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Pediatric chronic pain is a significant problem with conservative estimates that somewhere between 20% to 35% of children and adolescents are affected...

Episode 60 | Neil Pearson: First 5 Steps to Moving with Ease

02 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Finding quality pain killer that focuses on teaching you how to move with more ease while integrating the latest pain science principles that keep you...

Episode 59 | Dr. Nicole Beurkens: Tips for Parenting a Child with Chronic Pain & Anxiety

26 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

If you are the parent of a child with chronic pain, anxiety, mood or behavior challenges, you may have wondered if the struggles you and your child ar...

Episode 58 | Dr. Trupti Gokani: Bridging Ancient Wisdom with Modern Science to Resolve Headaches and Pain

19 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

There are approximately 45 million Americans that complain of headaches each year. That works out to about one out of every six people or about 17% of...

Episode 57 | Dr. Lorimer Moseley: The Biopsychosocial Model Of Pain

12 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Healing Pain Podcast, I had the privilege of interviewing Professor Lorimer Moseley. Whether you're a practitioner or a patient, you ...

Episode 56 |Dr. Steven George: The Importance of Embracing The Psychosocial Factor Of Pain

05 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Joining us today to discuss the biopsychosocial model of care is Dr. Steven George. He's a professor and Vice-Chair of Clinical Research and Director...