About this episode

The episode discusses the reality of contraindications in relation to pain and injury, suggesting a new perspective on their validity.

Short answer - mostly not. But in a few cases, yes. I delve into a better way to think about contrainidications, and working with people with pain, injury and chronic conditions. Links: Brinjikji et al. 2015a - disc bulge is highly prevalent in pain-free people here Brinjikji et al. 2015b - disc bulge is slightly MORE prevalent in people with back pain here Painful exercises are slightly BETTER than non-painful exercises for people with chronic pain here Mentioned in this episode: Done-for-you client acquisition: This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: AdBarker - https://adbarker.com/privacy

People in this episode

Host: Raphael Bender

Topics covered

• contraindications
• pain management
• chronic conditions
• exercise
• health education

Keywords

• contraindications
• pain
• injury
• chronic conditions
• exercise
• health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Brinjikji et al. 2015a, Brinjikji et al. 2015b, AdBarker

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