Athletes face pain on both an acute and chronic level. My guest Raphael Bender is not only a qualified speaker on the treatment of pain, but describes the changing landscape of pain science in a clear and understandable way. His qualifications include: MSc Clinical Exercise Physiology (Rehabilitation), BSc Exercise & Sport Science, Pilates Alliance Australasia Principal Trainer, and Managing Director of Breathe Education.

In this episode Raphael discusses:
1) What causes pain – what does current pain science tell us?
2) A simple model for classifying clients to target the most useful intervention
3) How to work with clients on the psychology of persistent pain (this is something we as trainers often feel ill-equipped to tackle)

Raphael has graciously provided the below videos working with Andrew, a 17-year old with a history of disabling persistent pain. For more info visit https://breathe.edu.au/

The final video can be viewed here: https://vimeo.com/185294860/e16dde2cad