Swimbling
Louise Trewern from GetBetterOnline and her wife Karen talk about their new favourite hobby: “Swimbling” When they go for a nice easy walk in the forest, that’s a bimble.When they bob about in the sea…
Run Chat Live
Evie from PhysiosOnline and GetBetterOnline speaks with Matt Philips, host of the RunChatLive International Running Conference, October 29th & 30th. This virtual conference has the stated aim of “Putting the Evidence back into Running Injury…
Chronic Pain, Neuroplasticity and Trauma-Informed Pain Care
Evie and Deepak from getbetteronline.co.uk discuss trauma-informed care and other topics. Dr. Deepak Ravindran is a pain medicine consultant, Fellow of the Faculty of Pain Medicine of Royal College of Anaesthetists. Dr Ravindran has over…
The Virtual San Diego Pain Summit
Rajam Roose, organiser of the San Diego Pain Summit talks to Evie about what the expect at this year’s (for the first time, virtual!) summit. The San Diego Pain Summit is an annual event featuring…
Trust the Doubters
Paul Ingraham from PainScience.com and Evie Martin from PhysiosOnline.co.uk and GetBetterOnline.co.uk. In this clip, Paul and Evie talk about the humbling effect of trying to help people who are in pain. Paul thinks that while…
Paul’s influences, Tooth Fairy Science and Extreme Listening
With Paul Ingraham and Evie Martin In this clip from a longer conversation, Evie and Paul discuss some of the people and ideas that have influenced Paul’s work. He mentions the work of Pain scientist…
Amy Eicher on becoming a PTA and later a Pain Coach after overcoming her own chronic pain
Evie from getbetteronline.co.uk and physiosonline.co.uk speaks with pain coach and author Amy Eicher from restoringvenus.com. Amy experienced twenty years of persistent low back pain before becoming a physical therapy assistant (PTA) and later a pain…
In a World With No Manual Therapy – would there be more back pain, or less?
Paul Ingraham from www.PainScience.com speaks with Evie from PhysiosOnline.co.uk This is the first clip taken from a longer interview with Paul. Here we discuss a thought experiment in which physiotherapists, chiropractors, osteopaths and some massage…
Treating Pelvic Pain
Physiotherapists Evie and Bill from physiosonline.co.uk and getbetteronline.co.uk discuss Bill’s work with people who have pelvic pain and dysfunction. Bill Taylor is one of the UK’s most respected specialists in pelvic pain and pelvic health.…
Persistent pain, work and disability
Evie from getbetteronline.co.uk speaks with patient pain self-management Tina about her experience of physiotherapy care for persistent pain due to sciatica. They discuss topics such as Tina’s experience with less-than-optimal physiotherapy care, and how in…
Dr. Claire Minshull discussing her back injury
Dr. Claire Minshull and Evie from getbetteronline.co.uk discuss Claire’s back injury. After an initial episode of pain brought on by carrying a vintage filing cabinet up a flight of stairs (?!), Claire experienced gradually worsening…
Breathing techniques for chronic pain
Evie from getbetteronline.co.uk speaks with patient advocate and pain self-management expert Adrian McGregor about approaches he has found to help with his own chronic pain condition. In this discussion, Adrian talks about breathing techniques which…
Bridging the Gap
Evie and Claire from getbetteronline.co.uk discuss Claire’s professional background and why she founded Get Back to Sport. In this chat, Claire talks about her background as a Rehabilitation and Conditioning Specialist, and the mis-match she…
Coaching Psychologist Serena Simmons discusses her work
Serena Simmons from getbetteronline.co.uk talks about her work as a coaching psychologist. Serena has a wealth of knowledge and experience in helping people achieve their goals, whether they are related to career, rehabilitation from illness/injury…
An App for chronic pain – “go deep, not wide”
Evie speaks with Niki, a person with chronic pain from trigeminal neuralgia, about how she managed to dramatically improve her pain using the “Curable” App. When Niki found Curable she began developing a whole new understanding…
Is posture important for people with chronic pain?
Evie from speaks with Richmond Stace, pain coach, about the much-debated importance of posture and body awareness. In this short clip we specifically discuss a recent interview with Claire, a person with chronic sciatic pain…
The San Diego Pain Summit
Rajam Roose is the founder of the San Diego Pain Summit, a yearly conference featuring some of the world’s leading expert clinicians and researchers in the field of pain science and the biopsychosocial model of therapy…
Elimination Diets – How and why
Dietician Lisa Hancock talks to Evie Martin about elimination diets. This form of dieting is increasingly popular as people explore ways to lose weight, improve their energy or manage pain conditions. As Lisa points out,…
Resolution, not management, of chronic sciatica. Claire’s experience and views.
Evie speaks with Claire, a person with a 29-year history of back pain and sciatica. Claire found strategies which helped her to actually resolve, rather than manage her pain. Claire’s story is unusual in the…
Trigeminal Neuralgia, meditation, opioid tapering, experiences with HCPs
Evie speaks with Niki, a person who has been living with chronic facial pain due to trigeminal neuralgia since 2002. Niki has been through unsuccessful surgical management including three microvascular decompression (MVD) procedures and motor…
Move a bit more than you do now
Evie and Ollie discuss the importance of movement for health. Ollie is a Sport Rehabilitator and holds a Masters in Public Health. He is passionate about health promotion and finding ways to help people move…
Experience of tapering antidepressants
Evie and Louise Trewern from discuss Louise’s experience of tapering her antidepressants. Louise has a long history of chronic pain with fibromyalgia and osteoarthritis. She was on opioid medication for 13 years, and during this…
Weight loss – “One size fits one”
Evie from speaks with dietician Lisa Hancock about weight loss. We discuss the common experience of reaching a “plateau” after losing the first few pounds avoiding becoming a “victim of the number of the scale”…
Food as Fuel and Friend for people with chronic pain
Evie speaks with dietician Lisa Hancock about the importance of nutrition and attitudes to food for people living with chronic pain. This chat follows a discussion with patient pain self-management advocate Adrian McGregor.
The importance of food as fuel and sleep for managing chronic pain
Patient advocate Adrian McGregor speaks with physio Evie Martin. Adrian is a patient pain self-management expert and advocate, who has learned to manage his own persistent back pain. He has guided other patients on Pain…
Should patient experts be health coaches for people with chronic pain?
Patient advocate Adrian McGregor speaking with Evie Martin. This clip is part of a longer discussion with Adrian about self-management of chronic pain. We think that patient experts may be an important resource for those…
You’re not the woman I married
Chronic Pain and Relationships Louise Trewern from our Get Better team and her wife Karen talk with Evie. Chronic pain can have a profound effect on a relationship. Louise from suffered with chronic pain from…
Chronic pain – How it can affect and change relationships
This is a short clip from a longer conversation with Louise and Karen Trewern. In this section they speak candidly about the difficulties they experienced in their relationship due to Louise’s illness. Background: Louise had…
Rehabilitation after knee surgery
I am a a rehabilitation and conditioning specialist who lectures widely to other health professionals. In 2019, I presented a Masterclass for surgeons at Lord Cricket Ground. Over two days, 150 consultants discussed and practiced…
Louise Trewern is a pain self-management expert and advocate. Daily walking is her therapy.
Louise has lived with pain of varying degrees since she was child. After being diagnosed with fibromyalgia in her 30’s, her pain gradually worsened over time and she was put on opioid pain medication which…
All about Fibromyalgia!
On The Back Pain Podcast, Rob Beaven speaks with Dr. Deepak Ravindran, consultant in musculoskeletal and pain medicine. https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/all-about-fibromyalgia/id1511515312?i=1000475357580 Deepak and Rob discuss the widespread problem that is Fibromyalgia, how common it is and its…
How to Avoid Detraining And Limit Strength Losses In Lockdown
So, what do we lose and how can we avoid detraining? The initial gains that we make in a novel strength training programme are neural. That means the signaling to the musculature (central drive) increases,…
How to relax without feeling guilty
Originally posted by Coaching Psychologist Serena Simmons at The Psychology School Do you struggle to relax? Are you that person who sits down to watch a film, or have a cuppa and suddenly…