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Dr. Caitlin Casella is a Physical Therapist and Strength & Conditioning Coach who specializes in robust fitness throughout the lifespan. Her clinic in New York City teaches women in middle age and older adults with osteoarthritis and osteopenia/osteoporosis how to increase bone density, decrease fall risk, manage pain, and improve strength, power, cardiorespiratory fitness, and metabolic health. A life-long mover, and yoga teacher for 15 years before venturing over to the clinical side, Dr. Casella embraces embodied movement in all forms. Her goal is to provide you with education and tools for independence with exercise. Learn how to support yourself long-term for comfort and longevity in the activities that light up life.
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Ep 048: Ben Cormack | Movement and Exercise with Low Back Pain
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Ben Cormack owns and runs Cor-Kinetic. He is a musculoskeletal therapist with a clinical background in sports therapy, rehabilitation, pain science & exercises stretching back 15 years. Ben specializes in a movement and exercise-based approach with a strong education component and patient-centered focus and runs evidenced-based courses nationally and internationally.
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Website + blog: cor-kinetic.com
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Episode Summary
In this episode, Caitlin and Ben discuss nonspecific low back pain (NSLBP), emphasizing its diagnostic challenges and the importance of understanding pain's multifactorial nature, including psychological and behavioral influences. They highlight the need for realistic patient conversations about pain recurrence and self-management strategies. Over-medicalization and its detrimental effects on patients are addressed, along with the concept of "movement snacks" as manageable exercises to aid recovery. Ben underscores the importance of understanding pain mechanisms rather than just focusing on exercise. The interview concludes with information about Ben's course promoting evidence-based approaches for clinicians.
What's covered in this episode?
- What factors contribute to longer-term or recurrent episodes of low back pain?
- How can over-medicalization negatively impact patients with low back pain?
- What are movement snacks, and how do they help manage low back pain?
- How should clinicians address patients' expectations regarding the recurrence of low back pain?
- What is the significance of patient beliefs and psychology in the recovery process from low back pain?