The Pain Mentorship reconceptualized has been revamped and modified to self-directed and self-paced learning. The Mentorship program can be completed as a standalone, home-based learning program, thereby drastically increasing the possibility for health professionals to participate in the program. The Mentorship is a 25-week program representing an uncompromising and comprehensive inquiry into pain research, modulation, […]
Continue ReadingNeuroscientific painmodulation in Copenhagen, Denmark
After great demand, it is my pleasure to inform that Neuroscientific painmodulation is coming to Copenhagen, Denmark, on the 17. – 18. June 2023. Neuroscientific painmodulation is an innovative two-day course focusing on pain research and painmodulation. Neuroscientific pain modulation is a scientific and principle-based approach to the treatment of diagnoses where the pain is […]
Continue ReadingThe Fascia Fallacy
Most health professionals or skeptics do not deny or discount the existence of fascia. Still, critical professionals will deny the grandiose claims about interventions targeted towards fascia, with no bearing in reality or support by objective evidence of a specific effect of said targeted intervention. Using surrogate outcomes without measurable impact on objective outcome measures […]
Continue ReadingNeuroscientific painmodulation – Version 2.0!
During the last year, I have been working on updating, expanding, and modifying the Neuroscientific painmodulation course, with feedback from the numerous clinicians and therapists that have taken the course. One of the aims of the course has always been to help health professionals get a comprehensive perspective on pain and provide a thorough appraisal […]
Continue ReadingCourses and lectures for 2023
This is my speaking engagements, online lectures, and courses for the year. Prices may vary between courses dependent on the location, country, venue, and the included “extras” of the specific venue, like meals and coffee, etc. The course is on both days from 09.00 to 17.30, if not another time is specified. The course schedule […]
Continue ReadingOpen-source slide-deck for clinical teachers
Quality educational material takes time to create, and I have likely spent hundreds of hours developing and optimizing my presentation slides and slide decks. However, instead of those slides lying dormant and unused, I thought other teachers within the musculoskeletal field could benefit from my work. The goal is to better the future clinicians in […]
Continue ReadingPodcasts, free lectures and interviews (with me as guest)
I have been a featured guest on multiple podcasts, recorded interviews, and zoom talks in the last 4-5 years. I have also been a guest lecturer for Trust Me I’m a Physiotherapist, where I did two free online lectures that Trust Me ED now hosts. The list of podcasts and interviews is in chronological order, […]
Continue ReadingPain felt in the body is not a “thing” in the body
Pain felt in the body is not a “thing” however, many therapeutic modalities have conceptualized pain as something in the body like a kidney or a patella. Pain is not a somatic entity. This erroneous belief leads the therapist to try and attack this “thing” called pain with “tools,” forgetting that it is an experience. […]
Continue ReadingAddendum: How to recognize a dinosaur therapist (or dinosaur guru)
This is an addendum to my article on Adam Meakins The Sports Physio’s blog. Dinosaur physiotherapist is a term coined by Adam Meakins to describe the “iconic, influential and idolised clinicians and researchers who, despite a new era in understanding pain and growing evidence of the biopsychosocial model, still stubbornly refuse to change their methods or mind-set, […]
Continue ReadingHow to recognize a dinosaur therapist (or dinosaur guru)
Dinosaur therapist is a term coined by Adam to describe the “iconic, influential and idolised clinicians and researchers who, despite a new era in understanding pain and growing evidence of the biopsychosocial model, still stubbornly refuse to change their methods or mindset, and continue to promote and teach outdated methods of assessment and treatment” (1). […]
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