Hosted by Lachlan Townend · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 20 episodes
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Welcome to Pain Coach, the podcast designed to empower you to regain control of your pain treatment journey.In each episode, Lachlan Townend shares inspiring stories from individuals who have overcome the obstacles of pain, along with insights from health professionals dedicated to helping you reclaim your life. This podcast offers practical tools and guidance for those who refuse to let pain dictate their lives or steal their dreams.Pain Coach encourages you to find a health professional who acts as a coach—not a 'magic healer'—supporting you in your recovery journey. It’s time to step back into the driver’s seat and reclaim what pain has taken from you.DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only. The views expressed in this podcast do not constitute medical advice and are general in nature. You should obtain specific advice from a qualified health professional before acting on any of the information within this podcast.
Lachlan Townend hosts Pain Coach, a health show with 20 episodes published.
"When Tasha speaks about pain, everyone should listen" - Merv Travers (previous guest and pain researcher) In this episode, Professor of Clinical Pain Neuroscience, Tasha Stanton translates the current science of persist
Could the key to easing chronic joint pain lie in how you sleep? In this episode, Lachlan Townend talks with Associate Professor Michelle Hall from the University of Sydney's Musculoskeletal Research Hub. They unpack wha
For decades, pain care has run on a simple question: what's wrong with you? Risk factors, deficits, pathology, problems. It's well-intentioned but could the deficits focus being making things worse? In this episode of Pa
Dr Millie Mardon is a pelvic pain researcher at Western Sydney University with her own lived experience of the condition. Diagnosed with endometriosis at 14 after years of debilitating period pain, Millie navigated surge
If you've been told your pain is "all in your head" or that it's purely a problem with structures in your body - this episode will challenge both of those ideas. Dr Merv Travers is a physiotherapist, PhD researcher and s
Dr. Rachel Zoffness (PhD) is a pain psychologist and author who has devoted her career to understanding why we suffer with pain and what we can actually do about it. We discuss: The childhood experience with chronic pain
Is what you eat making your pain worse? In this episode, I sit down with Chloe McLeod, founder of Verde Nutrition Co, Accredited Practising Dietitian, and Advanced Sports Dietitian with over 16 years of experience. Chloe
Dr. Dan Bates, is a sports and exercise medicine specialist, director of the Back, Neck and Joint Clinic in Melbourne, and former head doctor for both Melbourne and North Melbourne AFL teams. Dr. Bates has developed an i
In this episode, Lachlan Townend sits down with world-renowned pain researcher and clinician Professor Peter O’Sullivan - a man whose work has completely reshaped how we understand and treat back pain. If you’ve ever bee
In this episode of Pain Coach, physiotherapist, researcher, and TEDx speaker Joshua Pate joins us to unpack the complexity of pain - especially how children and adults make sense of it and why our beliefs matter so much
In this episode, Lachlan Townend is joined by Professor Mark Hutchinson to explore the complexities of pain from the cellular level through to lived human experience. Mark shares his personal journey with chronic back pa
In this episode, Lachlan talks with Jerar (@thepainillusion), an Exercise Physiologist who used to deal with long-term back pain. He shares what he learned from his own struggles and why pain doesn’t always mean somethin
Today on Pain Coach, we’re joined by Jessica Maguire. Jessica is a trauma-informed physiotherapist, TEDx speaker, and author of The Nervous System Reset. Jessica has helped over 20,000 people understand and regulate thei
“To say that many surgeries we do shouldn’t be done is a bold statement”—and today’s guest stands firmly behind it. In this episode of Pain Coach, we’re joined by Dr. Howard Luks, a leading orthopaedic surgeon specialisi
In this powerful episode of Pain Coach, Lachlan Townend sits down with Dr. David Clarke, a pioneer in treating chronic pain without a clear visible injury. They dive deep into the world of neuroplastic symptoms — real, o
Oliver Crossley is an integrative Physiotherapist for complex pain and invisible illness. Oliver is the founder of Yogic Physio, where he blends ancient practices and modern science-backed rehabilitation to provide a hol
Dr. Jonathan is a Pain Medicine Specialist from Western Australia, the author of the blog The Healthy GP, and a TEDx speaker on The Spiritual Dimension of Medicine. In this episode we discuss: The nurse that shifted his
In this episode, Shane shares his personal journey with Ankylosing Spondylitis, an autoimmune condition where the body attacks the spine. Diagnosed at a young age, Shane used a combination of meditation and pain science
In this episode of Pain Coach, we sit down with Ray Chen, an integrative physiotherapist who takes a holistic approach to pain management. Ray’s personal experience with pain following a traumatic bike injury in Thailand
In this episode, we’re joined by Anjelo Ratnachandra, who turned personal tragedy into a mission to help others overcome chronic pain. Anjelo’s journey began when he was innocently hit by a Molotov cocktail due to mistak
Michelle Hall
Associate Professor · University of Sydney's Musculoskeletal Research Hub
1 appearance on this show
Barry Moore
incumbent candidate for U.S. Congressman Alabama's 1st Congressional District · Curtin University
1 appearance on this show
Rachel Zoffness
pain psychologist, neuroscientist, author
1 appearance on this show
Peter O'Sullivan
Prof.
1 appearance on this show
Mark Hutchinson
herpetologist and palaeontologist · South Australian Museum
1 appearance on this show
Jessica Maguire
trauma-informed physiotherapist, TEDx speaker, author of The Nervous System Reset · Nervous System School
1 appearance on this show
Howard Luks
orthopaedic surgeon
1 appearance on this show
Dr. David Clarke
board-certified physician in internal medicine and gastroenterology · Association for the Treatment of Neuroplastic Symptoms
1 appearance on this show
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