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Struggling to turn complex chronic pain into simple, actionable care plans your patients can follow?

In this episode of the Modern Pain Podcast, Mark sits down with physiotherapist and Pain Coach founder Lachlan Townend to unpack how lifestyle data, clinical reasoning, and tech can finally work together instead of against each other.

Lachlan shares his own journey with persistent groin pain, why the traditional biopsychosocial model often becomes “woo-woo” and unmeasured, and how he built Pain Coach to help clinicians track sleep, exercise, social connection, nutrition, and psychological distress in a way that actually guides treatment.

You’ll hear us dive into:

• How Lachlan’s personal pain story shaped his empathy and practice
• Why patients don’t want “complexity” – they want simple, actionable steps
• The limitations of manual therapy and short-term fixes (without throwing them out entirely)
• How to use lifestyle tracking as a clinical support tool, not a replacement for reasoning
• Using data to test-treat-retest lifestyle changes over time
• The tension between research, incentives, and real-world outcomes
• How AI could help clinicians ask better questions of their patients’ data

If you’re a physio, PT, chiro, OT, pain coach, or any clinician working with persistent pain, this conversation will give you a concrete way to move beyond the “magic hands” model and into measurable, whole-person care.

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Modern Pain Care is a company dedicated to spreading evidence-based and person-centered information about pain, prevention, and overall fitness and wellness

In this episode, Mark sits down with Richard McIlmoyle, a chiropractor from British Columbia who went through a profound professional transformation after discovering modern pain science. Richard shares his journey from biomechanical certainty to embracing uncertainty, and how that shift has made him a better clinician and mentor.

In this conversation, you'll discover:

• How to mentor students without destroying their foundational confidence
• Why intellectual humility is your greatest clinical asset
• The tension between what we're taught in school and what science actually shows
• How Richard approaches manual therapy from a macro-down perspective
• Why he audited UBC's medical school pain curriculum (and what he found)

Richard's story is a masterclass in professional evolution. From attending the San Diego Pain Summit in 2015 to now influencing medical education in British Columbia, he demonstrates what's possible when clinicians choose curiosity over certainty.

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Modern Pain Care is a company dedicated to spreading evidence-based and person-centered information about pain, prevention, and overall fitness and wellness

Pain management requires psychological flexibility—not just for patients, but for clinicians too. Bronnie Lennox Thompson reveals why embracing uncertainty builds better therapeutic relationships than projecting false certainty ever could.

What you'll learn:

→ Why the biopsychosocial model gets lip service but fails in practice

→ How to redirect your certainty from treatments to relationships

→ Guided discovery techniques for hands-on and active care

→ Why saying "I don't know" strengthens trust (not weakens it)

→ Essential skills: Motivational Interviewing + ACT for pain coaching

→ How to help patients discover freedom in their own world (not just your clinic)

Bronnie explains her shift from "biopsychosocial" to a multifactorial model, shares how clinicians struggle with uncertainty just like patients do, and breaks down the practical communication skills that transform you from expert-fixer to collaborative guide.

Whether you're struggling with big emotions in sessions, feeling stuck in the "certainty peddling" culture of CE courses, or ready to deepen your psychologically informed practice—this conversation offers permission, wisdom, and actionable strategies.

Perfect for: Physical therapists, occupational therapists, chiropractors, and any clinician working with people in chronic pain who want to practice with more authenticity, confidence, and human connection.

🔗 Interested in coaching and mentorship? Learn more about Modern Pain Care programs at modernpaincare.com

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Modern Pain Care is a company dedicated to spreading evidence-based and person-centered information about pain, prevention, and overall fitness and wellness