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Join co-hosts Sandy Hilton and Cory Blickenstaff, physical therapists who are "in the trenches" practicing in unique settings on opposite sides of United States, as they discuss current rese...

Sandy and Cory discuss a recent paper that did not find an effect of providing education with therapeutic alliance in a chronic low back pai...

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...

The gang is all here (except Greg) for another festive dump of holiday cheer! Happy Holidays everyone!!!

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...

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 futur...

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 t...

Is it safe to exercise and lift heavy things for people with pelvic organ prolapse symptoms? Or put more bluntly, will lifting heavy weights...

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 ge...

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...

This episode covers a recent paper that compares a popular and trending approach, Cognitive Functional Therapy, against a group treatment an...

In the last episode (42) a systematic review was discussed regarding the value of pre-operative measures in predicting pain post-operatively...

In this episode Sandy and Cory discuss a systematic review which investigated what pre operative pain tells us about a person's propensity f...

This study looked at pain score associations between people with "typical" and "atypical" bedtimes. Sandy and Cory discuss the topic of slee...

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...

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...

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...

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...

This episode covers a recent meta analysis looking at differences in brain patterns when an expectancy violation, thought to be important in...

In this episode, Sandy and Cory discuss a recent paper proposing a "Mechanism Based approach to physical therapy management of pain." This p...

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...

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...

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...

A recent paper looks at the philosophical underpinnings of the practice of mindfulness and raises some concerns regarding the ethics of its...

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...

Our guest in this episode is Dr. Nortin Hadler , a rheumatologist and professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hi...

This episode has Sandy and Cory discussing a recently released book, tilted Meanings of Pain . Can we measure pain? What is the impact when...

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...

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...

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 som...

Episode 25 has our hosts, and special guest Kelly Newman SPT discussing a recent review article comparing 3 of the major clinical guidelines...

Special Guest Milton Cohen MD, Rheumatologist/Specialist Pain Physician, joins the show to discuss a variety of topics in this far ranging i...

Episode 23 has Sandy and Cory discussing a review article about modeling pain using a Bayesian statistical model. Fear not! You'll not need...

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...

In this episode, Sandy and Cory are joined by special guest Roderick Henderson who is a physical therapist and strength coach. The group rev...

In episode 20 Sandy and Cory discuss an exploratory research paper on Sandy's area of expertise, pelvic pain. The presence or absence of neu...

The PT Podcast Network crew are here to spread some holiday cheer with the annual PT Podcast Network Extravaganza! They talk Jedis, rectums,...

Cory and Sandy continue their search for clinical excellence (and interesting new screening tools), including an in-depth look at the benefi...

In episode 17, Sandy and Cory attempt to tackle a difficult theoretical paper (difficult for non-neuroscientists, at least) discussing some...

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 set...

In this special episode of Pain Science and Sensibility we are co-releasing with the Naked Physio Podcast , joining up with Paul Lagerman an...

In episode 14, Sandy and Cory take on a Cochrane review looking at trunk motor control exercises for low back pain and another paper compari...

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 highlight...

In this episode of Pain Science and Sensibility Sandy and Cory dive into some specific applications of Graded Exposure some of which are ver...

In Episode 11 Cory and Sandy get pedantic about the definition of "function" vs "activity" and are joined by a surprise guest when Dr. Bronw...

In this episode, Sandy and Cory discuss the popular treatment method of neurodynamics. While discussing a recent RCT which used the method i...

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 ac...

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 mea...

Episode 7 explores two studies on the effects of a cognitive behavioral therapy program for chronic pain delivered through the internet. Thi...

Which patients with persistent pain will flare up with exercise? Should they exercise? In episode 6 Sandy and Cory discuss a paper that tack...

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 need...