Cor-kinetic

Ben Cormack

Podcast by Ben Cormack

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August 27 · 54 min
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!
June 25 · 20 min
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
June 7 · 21 min
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
May 29 · 15 min
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?
May 18 · 11 min
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 gets you the good stuff!
January 18 · 51 min
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 shockwave therapy Enjoy!!!
Oct 14, 2025 · 9 min
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 mostly initiating events are looked at!
Sep 8, 2025 · 1 hr 10 min
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..... Whats the difference between a pain descriptor and a pain mechanism? Why does the term nociplastic pain exist? What was the need for it? What mechanisms might underpin nociplastic pain? What treatments might help nocicplastic pain? Should it be a focus of treatment? About Morton..... After qualifying as a clinical physiotherapist (1999) and completing several clinical exams, Morten was granted the title of specialist physiotherapist in musculoskeletal physiotherapy (2005) and sports physiotherapy (2006). From 2010-12 he joined the multidisciplinary Pain: Science & Society MSc-program at King's College London (UK). Between 2015-19 Morten did his PhD in Medicine/pain at Center for Neuroplasticity and Pain (CNAP), Aalborg University, where he is now associate professor. Recent paper on Nociplastic pain - https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2025.13335
Jan 14, 2025 · 23 min
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 reliable at diagnosing the pain source than MRI? Can neuroplastic pain rule out nociplastic pain & associated nociception?
Nov 14, 2024 · 16 min
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!
Oct 12, 2024 · 21 min
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 uncertainty in low back pain care https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36215924/ Tolerating Uncertainty - The Next Medical Revolution? https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27806221/
Sep 23, 2024 · 19 min
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.....
Sep 10, 2024 · 25 min
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, Haanstra TM, Simmons K, Kay M, Ingram TGJ, Byrne J, Roddick JM, Setliff A, Hall AM. What Do Patients with Chronic Spinal Pain Expect from Their Physiotherapist? Physiother Can. 2018;70(1):36-41. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29434416/ Subialka JA, Smith K, Signorino JA, Young JL, Rhon DI, Rentmeester C. What do patients referred to physical therapy for a musculoskeletal condition expect? A qualitative assessment. Musculoskelet Sci Pract. 2022 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35334352/ Lim YZ, Chou L, Au RT, Seneviwickrama KMD, Cicuttini FM, Briggs AM, Sullivan K, Urquhart DM, Wluka AE. People with low back pain want clear, consistent and personalised information on prognosis, treatment options and self-management strategies: a systematic review. J Physiother. 2019 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31227280/ Smuck M, Barrette K, Martinez-Ith A, Sultana G, Zheng P. What does the patient with back pain want? A comparison of patient preferences and physician assumptions. Spine J. 2022 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34551322/ French SD, Nielsen M, Hall L, Nicolson PJA, van Tulder M, Bennell KL, Hinman RS, Maher CG, Jull G, Hodges PW. Essential key messages about diagnosis, imaging, and self-care for people with low back pain: a modified Delphi study of consumer and expert opinions. Pain. 2019 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31356451/
Aug 26, 2024 · 21 min
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
Aug 12, 2024 · 21 min
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 subjective and relate to the question being asked. But these are some foundational things that Ben would look for! This is not designed to be the bible on research as obviously it is only 20 minutes long : )
Mar 14, 2022 · 59 min
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!
Dec 20, 2021 · 50 min
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 to Treatment Targets Make a Difference? https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32580060/
Nov 15, 2021 · 59 min
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 similarities between ACL rehab and chronic pain Understanding the role of society in the gender disparity in ACL injuries Enjoy!
Sep 8, 2021 · 52 min
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 pain experience?
Jul 26, 2021 · 42 min
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?

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