Ben Cormack: Moving from Biomechanics to Biology

About this episode

Noah Mandel and Ben Cormack discuss the shift from a biomechanical to a biological perspective in physiotherapy and pain management.

In this episode, Noah was joined by Ben Cormack for the second time on Forward Physio. They discuss why physiotherapists should think less biomechanically and more biologically when it comes to pain. Ben has over two decades of experience helping people in pain. While once working full time in the clinic, Ben has transitioned to playing more of a role in education. He teaches courses all around the world, has multiple published papers, and has presented in multiple conferences. He founded hi...

People in this episode

Host: Noah Mandel

Guest: Ben Cormack

Topics covered

• biomechanics
• biology
• pain management
• physiotherapy
• education

Keywords

• physiotherapy
• biomechanics
• biology
• pain
• education
• courses
• published papers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Forward Physio

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