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Cor-kinetic
Hosted by Ben Cormack · EN
Podcast by Ben Cormack
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Cor-Kinetic Info Snacks - Working with back pain Part 1 (the human)
2w ago00:11:34Tap to summarizeIn this 10 minute episode, Ben explores the most important part of any session working with back pain, the person suffering from it and interfacing with them! It's easy to get caught up in whats the tissue or driver of the problem and want to listen out for the symptoms or get on with the testing. But in a modern BPS approach, it might be how comfortable you make some one feel that gets you the good stuff!
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Cor-Kinetic info snacks Ep 10 - Tendons & exercise with Peter Malliaras
Jan 1800:51:56Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Ben is joined by tendon expert & professor at Monash university in Melbourne, Peter Malliaras! Peter & Ben discuss:Why tendons, whats Pete's journey! Exercise for tendons, how does it actually work? The role of the organism in tendon health and rehab Pete's approach to tendon rehab, utilising a parallel approach The push back on Pete's research into shockwave therapy Enjoy!!!
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Cor-Kinetic info snacks Ep 9 - Explaining pain (what makes the forest dry analogy)
Oct 1400:09:40Tap to summarizeJoin Ben as he talks about the complexity of pain! An analogy Ben uses is "making the forest dry" to understand some of the contributors we have to pain arising and how we can make this understandable for our patients Ben discusses three contributors to causation, risk factors, initiating actions and also maintaining factors. All 3 contribute to our patients current state although mostly initiating events are looked at!
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Cor-Kinetic info snacks EP 8 - Nociplastic pain with Morton Hoegh
Sep 801:10:24Tap to summarizeJoin Morton & Ben as they chat about the complex and confusing world of nocicplastic pain Nociplastic pain is...... Pain that arises from altered nociception despite no clear evidence of actual or threatened tissue damage causing the activation of peripheral nociceptors or evidence for disease or lesion of the somatosensory system causing the pain. Morton & Ben discuss..... Whats the difference between a pain descriptor and a pain mechanism? Why does the term nociplastic pain exist? What was the need for it?What mechanisms might underpin nociplastic pain? What treatments might help nocicplastic pain? Should it be a focus of treatment? About Morton..... After qualifying as a clinical physiotherapist (1999) and completing several clinical exams, Morten was granted the title of specialist physiotherapist in musculoskeletal physiotherapy (2005) and sports physiotherapy (2006). From 2010-12 he joined the multidisciplinary Pain: Science & Society MSc-program at King's College London (UK). Between 2015-19 Morten did his PhD in Medicine/pain at Center for Neuroplasticity and Pain (CNAP), Aalborg University, where he is now associate professor. Recent paper on Nociplastic pain - https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2025.13335
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Cor-Kinetic info snacks Ep 7 - Neuroplastic pain
Jan 14, 202500:23:40Tap to summarizeJoin Ben as he dives into the world of neuroplastic pain! "Neuroplastic pain is a type of chronic pain that occurs when the brain misinterprets safe signals from the body as dangerous. It's not imaginary, but it can be treated psychologically" Ben asks....... Can we really say that pain is from the brain simply because of the absence of structural issues? Is FMRI more reliable at diagnosing the pain source than MRI? Can neuroplastic pain rule out nociplastic pain & associated nociception?
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Cor-Kinetic Info snacks Ep 6 - Should exercise be fun!?
Nov 14, 202400:16:52Tap to summarizeJoin Ben as he dives into the tricky subject of if exercise should be fun! Fun is good! But maybe we need more than fun to really inspire us. Sometimes we have to do things that aren't fun but they are easier or convenient Instead we may need to focus on the benefits and value that we gain even if thew process is not fun or enjoyable!
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Cor-Kinetic Info snacks Ep 5 - Dealing with uncertainty!
Oct 12, 202400:21:20Tap to summarizeIn this episode Ben dives into the world of uncertainty in healthcare Ben discusses 3 main areas. Uncertainty for clinicians with tests and treatments, uncertainty for patients and then communicating uncertainty. One of the biggest areas is the emotions associated with uncertainty, often anxiety of not knowing what is going to happen Here are two papers discussed The ubiquity of uncertainty in low back pain care https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36215924/ Tolerating Uncertainty - The Next Medical Revolution?https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27806221/
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Cor-Kinetic info snacks Ep 4 - A movement snack is NOT an exercise snack!
Sep 23, 202400:19:56Tap to summarizeJoin Ben for the latest episode and he explains why a movement snack is quite different to an exercise snack! One of the key differentials is INTENSITY! Movement snacks are really about pain and not about fitness! Give it a listen.....
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Cor-Kinetic info snacks Ep 3 - Initial appointment fundamentals
Sep 10, 202400:25:20Tap to summarizeJoin Ben for the 3rd episode of the info snacks Cor-Kinetic podcast This episode looks at the initial appointment fundamentals that should be covered. Ben explores this from both a person focused and traditional clinical perspective. Check out the upcoming Cor-Kinetic mentorship starting on the 23rd September https://www.cor-kinetic.co.uk/online-mentorship Research Kamper SJ, Haanstra TM, Simmons K, Kay M, Ingram TGJ, Byrne J, Roddick JM, Setliff A, Hall AM. What Do Patients with Chronic Spinal Pain Expect from Their Physiotherapist? Physiother Can. 2018;70(1):36-41. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29434416/ Subialka JA, Smith K, Signorino JA, Young JL, Rhon DI, Rentmeester C. What do patients referred to physical therapy for a musculoskeletal condition expect? A qualitative assessment. Musculoskelet Sci Pract. 2022 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35334352/ Lim YZ, Chou L, Au RT, Seneviwickrama KMD, Cicuttini FM, Briggs AM, Sullivan K, Urquhart DM, Wluka AE. People with low back pain want clear, consistent and personalised information on prognosis, treatment options and self-management strategies: a systematic review. J Physiother. 2019 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31227280/ Smuck M, Barrette K, Martinez-Ith A, Sultana G, Zheng P. What does the patient with back pain want? A comparison of patient preferences and physician assumptions. Spine J. 2022 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34551322/ French SD, Nielsen M, Hall L, Nicolson PJA, van Tulder M, Bennell KL, Hinman RS, Maher CG, Jull G, Hodges PW. Essential key messages about diagnosis, imaging, and self-care for people with low back pain: a modified Delphi study of consumer and expert opinions. Pain. 2019 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31356451/
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Cor-Kinetic info snacks Ep 2 - Why is my patient not getting better?
Aug 26, 202400:21:58Tap to summarizeJoin Ben as he discusses the question of "Why is my patient not getting better" Even though we have average prognosis and effects of treatments at a population level, we often don't know about the patient in front of us Ben looks at: RCTs - What are they good for? Prognosis & response to treatment and also the concept of prognostic factors that will affect outcomes for patients
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