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On this episode of the Healthy Wealthy and Smart Podcast, I had the pleasure of welcoming Ben Cormack onto the show to discuss exercise and pain science. Ben Cormack owns and runs cor-Kinetic. Cor-kinetic provides educational courses based on modern movement and pain sciences within a strong evidence based framework. They have delivered courses in Europe, Asia, USA and South America and present regularly at national and specialist subject conferences around the world.

In this episode, we discuss:

-How exercise influences pain

-Keeping healthcare more patient-centered with exercise optionality

-How to communicate pain science both verbally and experientially

-The Five A\\u2019s of Exercise Adherence

-And so much more!

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People seek out healthcare providers because, \\u201cPeople are always looking for a rational or an answer to their problem.\\u201d The research evidence doesn\\u2019t support biomechanical explanations of pain, however with pain science, Ben finds, \\u201cWe can give people a rationale, we can give them an answer but it doesn\\u2019t have to be a definitive answer that says it\\u2019s this or it\\u2019s that.\\u201d

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Chronic pain can lead to a feeling of helplessness, but by better explaining what pain is and promoting activity therapists can convey to patients that, \\u201cThe body is always changing according to what we do which is in a way empowering for people because they are gaining control of that change.\\u201d Ben reveals that for successful pain management, \\u201cIt\\u2019s the process, not the destination.\\u201d

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Exercise prescription is a powerful tool for pain management. The current evidence suggests, \\u201cThe specifics really don\\u2019t matter that much but actually doing it does.\\u201d As a provider, Ben has found his role has evolved in that, \\u201cIt\\u2019s much more about facilitating people to do things themselves.\\u201d In summary, Ben stresses, \\u201cPain science is understanding people. Movement and exercise are basic tenants of being a human being.\\u201d

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For more information on Ben:

Ben Cormack owns and runs cor-Kinetic. Cor-kinetic provides educational courses based on modern movement and pain sciences within a strong evidence based framework. They have delivered courses in Europe, Asia, USA and South America and present regularly at national and specialist subject conferences around the world.

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Ben is a musculoskeletal therapist with a clinical, rehabilitation & exercise background stretching back 15 years. He specializes in a movement & exercise based approach with a strong education component and patient centered focus.

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Resources discussed on this show:

Cor-Kinetic Website

Mishel 1981: The measurement of uncertainty in illness

Darlow et al 2013: The enduring impact of what clinicians say to people with low back pain

Peter O\'Sullivan

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Xo Karen