#181 | No Time for Pain | Rick Olderman MSPT
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May 17, 2026 · 1h 4m · Season 6 · Episode 181
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This episode discusses addressing chronic pain in older athletes through a comprehensive approach to physical therapy.
Professional Supplements for Wise Athletes (click to see the huge "always on" discount) Affordable (best pricing by far) Blood Testing at GoodLabs (use code WISE for 20% discount) Rick Olderman, MSPT Author of "Fixing You" series Author of Pain Patterns www.rickolderman.com This episode focuses on addressing chronic pain in older athletes using a comprehensive "systems thinking" approach to physical therapy. Rather than treating pain as an isolated symptom with a checklist of generic exercises, the discussion highlights the importance of diagnosing the underlying root causes through a simplified series of diagnostic tests. The conversation digs into how systemic bodily compensations hide underlying structural issues, how dysfunctional walking patterns directly trigger chronic lower body pain, and how most chronic back pain is mistreated by conventional physical therapy methods. Key Discussion Points Immediate Pain Feedback: Effective physical therapy should yield almost immediate feedback and pain relief during testing if the correct underlying trigger is successfully targeted and adjusted. The "Spaghetti Against the Wall" Approach: Conventional physical therapy often hands…
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Guest: Rick Olderman MSPT
Topics covered
- chronic pain
- physical therapy
- older athletes
- diagnostic tests
- systemic bodily compensations
- walking patterns
- back pain
Keywords
- chronic pain
- physical therapy
- diagnostic tests
- lower body pain
- back pain
- systemic issues
- compensation
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