Cor-kinetic
Cor-kinetic is a podcast hosted by Ben Cormack, a physiotherapist and educator. It explores rehabilitation, pain science, movement, and evidence-based practice. Episodes often feature discussions with clinicians and researchers about applying current evidence in musculoskeletal care. The show aims to help practitioners think critically about assessment, exercise, and patient management.
Episodes
EP12 - Bicep curls for Achilles tendinopathy & the curious case of the 2 critical Germans
Join Ben for a new podcast exploring a new paper looking at Achilles tendionpathy and use of SHAM upper limb exercises!
So after posting this paper on Monday, ben came under a bit of criticism for two German guys who really didn't like the paper and were not backward about coming forward with their criticism.
Effectiveness of eccentric calf muscle exercise therapy in patients with c
Cor-Kinetic info snacks Ep 11 - Load/Capacity model of pain with Brad Neal
In this Episode, Ben & Brad Neal get into the load and capacity model of pain.
Is this model poorly defined?
Are people talking the same languge when it comes to 'load'?
Does it lead to treatment focused on exercise?
Is that a bad thing?
What about homeostasis?
Give it a listen!
Cor-Kinetic Info Snacks - Working with back pain Part 4 - Treatment
Join Ben as he gets into part 4 of the podcasts series into LBP, with a look at treatment!
Topics covered:
What does the evidence say?
Mediation vs modulation?
Education
Affordances - Opportunities to help
Short versus long term for re- occurance and treatment
Cor-Kinetic Info Snacks - Working with back pain Part 3 - Objective Ax
Join Ben for part 3 of this short podcast series into back pain!
This episode deals with the objective portion of working with back pain.
Here is a little breakdown of the contents....
Testing is as much for the patient as the clinician
Special tests are not that special and still subjective
Movement matters but is not diagnostic
Cor-Kinetic Info Snacks - Working with back pain Part 2 - Subjective Ax
Here is another short episode from Ben looking at working with back pain.
This episode focuses on the subjective assessment.
What to listen out for?
Key questions to ask?
Cor-Kinetic Info Snacks - Working with back pain Part 1 (the human)
In this 10 minute episode, Ben explores the most important part of any session working with back pain, the person suffering from it and interfacing with them!
It's easy to get caught up in whats the tissue or driver of the problem and want to listen out for the symptoms or get on with the testing.
But in a modern BPS approach, it might be how comfortable you make some one feel that
Cor-Kinetic info snacks Ep 10 - Tendons & exercise with Peter Malliaras
In this episode, Ben is joined by tendon expert & professor at Monash university in Melbourne, Peter Malliaras! Peter & Ben discuss:Why tendons, whats Pete's journey!
Exercise for tendons, how does it actually work?
The role of the organism in tendon health and rehab
Pete's approach to tendon rehab, utilising a parallel approach
The push back on Pete's research into sho
Cor-Kinetic info snacks Ep 9 - Explaining pain (what makes the forest dry analogy)
Join Ben as he talks about the complexity of pain!
An analogy Ben uses is "making the forest dry" to understand some of the contributors we have to pain arising and how we can make this understandable for our patients
Ben discusses three contributors to causation, risk factors, initiating actions and also maintaining factors. All 3 contribute to our patients current state although m
Cor-Kinetic info snacks EP 8 - Nociplastic pain with Morton Hoegh
Join Morton & Ben as they chat about the complex and confusing world of nocicplastic pain
Nociplastic pain is......
Pain that arises from altered nociception despite no clear evidence of actual or threatened tissue damage causing the activation of peripheral nociceptors or evidence for disease or lesion of the somatosensory system causing the pain.
Morton & Ben discuss.....
Cor-Kinetic info snacks Ep 7 - Neuroplastic pain
Join Ben as he dives into the world of neuroplastic pain!
"Neuroplastic pain is a type of chronic pain that occurs when the brain misinterprets safe signals from the body as dangerous. It's not imaginary, but it can be treated psychologically"
Ben asks.......
Can we really say that pain is from the brain simply because of the absence of structural issues?
Is FMRI more reli
Cor-Kinetic Info snacks Ep 6 - Should exercise be fun!?
Join Ben as he dives into the tricky subject of if exercise should be fun!
Fun is good! But maybe we need more than fun to really inspire us. Sometimes we have to do things that aren't fun but they are easier or convenient
Instead we may need to focus on the benefits and value that we gain even if thew process is not fun or enjoyable!
Cor-Kinetic Info snacks Ep 5 - Dealing with uncertainty!
In this episode Ben dives into the world of uncertainty in healthcare
Ben discusses 3 main areas. Uncertainty for clinicians with tests and treatments, uncertainty for patients and then communicating uncertainty.
One of the biggest areas is the emotions associated with uncertainty, often anxiety of not knowing what is going to happen
Here are two papers discussed
The ubiquity of unc
Cor-Kinetic info snacks Ep 4 - A movement snack is NOT an exercise snack!
Join Ben for the latest episode and he explains why a movement snack is quite different to an exercise snack!
One of the key differentials is INTENSITY!
Movement snacks are really about pain and not about fitness!
Give it a listen.....
Cor-Kinetic info snacks Ep 3 - Initial appointment fundamentals
Join Ben for the 3rd episode of the info snacks Cor-Kinetic podcast
This episode looks at the initial appointment fundamentals that should be covered. Ben explores this from both a person focused and traditional clinical perspective.
Check out the upcoming Cor-Kinetic mentorship starting on the 23rd September
https://www.cor-kinetic.co.uk/online-mentorship
Research
Kamper SJ,
Cor-Kinetic info snacks Ep 2 - Why is my patient not getting better?
Join Ben as he discusses the question of "Why is my patient not getting better"
Even though we have average prognosis and effects of treatments at a population level, we often don't know about the patient in front of us
Ben looks at:
RCTs - What are they good for?
Prognosis & response to treatment and also the concept of prognostic factors that will affect outcomes for patients
Cor-Kinetic Info snacks Ep 1 - How to read a paper!
Join Ben as a he revamps the Cor-Kinetic podcast with the all new info snacks format
These will be 20-30 minute snacks on clinically relevant topics.
In this episode Ben talks about how he would read a paper and what to look for in the relevant sections through the lens of being a clinician
There are no real hard and fast rules about what constitutes good research as this can be sub
EP 17 - John Kiely talks complex systems, stress & coaching
In this episode Ben is joined by John Kiely
Ben & john get into the weeds around complex systems, stress and whats important with regards to coaching!
EP 16 - Lianne Wood talks exercise & treatment mechanisms
Join Lianne and Ben as they discuss exercise and some of the mechanisms involved along with some other questions including:
Is exercise more than just physical?
Are treatment targets mainly physical?
What should be measured in exercise research?
Where to go next?
Check out Lianne's paper here Exercise Interventions for Persistent Non-Specific Low Back Pain - Does Matching Outcomes t
EP15 - Steph Allen talks ACL rehab
This time out Steph Allen joins Ben to talk about her project ACL resolve and what she sees as important in ACL rehab
The slogan for this episode was little ligament, big implications!
Steph & Ben covered:
The need for a 'coaching' approach in ACL rehab
What can be missing in rehab for ACLs
The difference between psychological and physical readiness to return to play
The simil
EP 14 - Peter Stillwell talks enactivism, pain & rehab
Join Peter & Ben as they discuss enactivism and its relation to MSK rehab.
Enactivism has become a bit of a buzz word recently with the application of its concepts to pain. But how well is it really understood?
Find out how Peter would explain enactivism to a drunk Ben at a party?
Hear more about the origins of enactivism & the key concepts
How does enactivism relate to the p
EP13 - Adam Meakins discusses "Can't go wrong getting strong"
Join Adam & Ben as they discuss Adam's infamous slogan "you can't go wrong getting strong"
What the hell does Adam mean?
What are some misinterpretations of the slogan?
What about for painful problems?
Has Adam's meaning changed?
Can you go wrong getting strong?
Ep 12 - Ben Cormack taking questions
This episode Ben takes four questions from listeners
These include
"do biomechanics matter?"
"Whats a personal philosophy?"
"How do you use evidence in your practice?"
"How much PNE do need?"
Ep 11 - Talking self efficacy with Dr Rachel Chester
Ben is joined by Dr Rachel Chester and they talk about
What is self efficacy and what is it not
Defining the type of self efficacy
What is psychological therapy, is it normal for pain to affect or mental state?
Rachel's research into self efficacy and prognostic factors
Rachel will be back for a discussion around some of the core pillars of self efficacy and how that could be used fo
EP 10 - Talking goal setting with Tania Gardner
In episode 10, Ben is joined by Tania Gardner & they discuss the importance of patient led goal setting.
Tania has published widely in this area & highlights the need for clinicians you start aligning what they measure with what people really want!
EP 9 w Connor Gleadhill talking the clinical research divide
Episode 9 sees researcher Connor Gleadhill & Ben talking about the divide between research and clinical practice & how this can be improved.
Just like in the clinic i comes back to good dialogue and shared aims to improve the questions being asked and the implementation of the final product
EP 8 - Doctor Greig Nicol talking his approach to diagnosis and the BPS model
Join Greig & Ben as they discuss a wide range of topics starting with Greig approach to diagnosis from his perspective as a GP & sports medicine doctor.
How does this differ from an MSK therapist perspective?
How does Greig integrate the BPS model into his work as a doctor?
Always great to view these things through the eyes of a different profession
Ep 7 Jo Gibson talking the BioPsychoSocial model
Join Jo and ben as they chat about the much discussed BioPsychoSocial (BPS) model.
Some points that are pondered!
Has the BPS model been misinterpreted?
Is it better described as a self reflection tool?
Is it really a philosophy of care rather than a treatment model?
How does Jo use it in clinical practice?
Can we actually measure the effectiveness in research of the BPS?
Ep-6 Steve Kamper discussing stats, research and interpretation
Great chat with Steve Kamper talking research evidence and stats
We talked about;
Teaching statistical concepts to clinicians & there importance
How much is research for researchers?
Researchers collaborating with clinicians to answer important questions
Hypothesis testing vs size of difference
Confidence intervals
Podcast EP 5 - Melissa Farmer talking central sensitisation and pain
Here pain researcher Melissa Farmer joins Ben Cormack to discuss amongst other things
Central sensitisation and the confusion around it and central sensitisation syndrome
Pain and emotion
CBT and mindfulness and pain
Cor-Kinetic Podcast Ep 4 - Roger Kerry talking evidence based medicine
In this episode Ben & Rog get into evidence based medicine.
They talk about the application of population data to the person in front of you in clinic.
How we should understand more about the fundamentals of science and statistics
What we should focus on in the future of evidence based medicine
Cor-Kinetic podcast 3 - Joletta Belton & Keith Meldrum. A person in pains perspective
In this 3rd episode Ben chats with Joletta Belton & Keith Meldrum who are both patient advocates and active within the IASP to promote a better understanding of the issues that patients face within healthcare.
They both share their stories and things that they struggled with and that also helped them.
This is a must listen!
Cor-Kinetic podcast Ep 2 - Austin Baraki on exercise & lower back pain
In episode 2 Ben & Austin get deep into lower back pain.
Austin Baraki is an MD in America and also part of the Barbell medicine team.
The discussions looks at public perceptions of pain and lower back pain in particular.
They also talk about exercise and exercise coaching
Dr Bronnie Lennox Thompson Podcast - Cor-Kinetic Ep1
Welcome to the first episode of the Cor-Kinetic podcast!
Ben and Bronnie chat about (amongst other things)
Bronnies approach to 'living well with pain'
AND rather than OR when it comes to pain versus function goals
Making things value based
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