Dr. Joe Tatta
Pain Science Podcast
The Pain Science podcast discusses science-backed solutions for chronic pain. Learn how to use the brain, body, mind, and behavior for pain relief and improve both physical and mental well-being. Hosted by Dr. Joe Tatta, a physical therapist and CEO of the Integrative Pain Science Institute, the podcast features a wide range of topics, including pain neuroscience, physical therapy, psychology, exercise, health, and wellness. Work from the Integrative Pain Science Institute has been published in top journals, including Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Journal and the Journal of Physiotherapy...
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Jun 15, 2026
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Episodes
Episode 231| MasterClass: Pain Science Education With Carey Rothschild, PT, DPT, OCS, SCS, CSCS 09.06.2021 21:50
Joining me is one of our faculty members, Dr. Carey Rothschild . She's going to talk to you all about the importance of pain science and pain education in practice, whether you are a physical medicine or mental health professional. Let me first introduce Carey to all of you. Dr. Carey Rothschild is an Assistant Professor in the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at the University of Central Florid...
Episode 230| How To Create A Pain Education Course For Health Professionals With Carey E. Rothschild, PT, DPT, OCS, SCS, CSCS 02.06.2021 31:57
It's a pleasure to be spending this time with you. In this episode, we're talking about the latest in pain science and pain education with our expert guest Dr. Carey Rothschild . Carey is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Central Florida. In addition to earning her DPT degree, she is also board certified in Orthopedic Physical Therapy and in Sports P...
Episode 229| Why Are Physical Therapists Burned-Out? (And What To Do About It) With Ellen Zambo Anderson, PT, PhD, GCS 26.05.2021 38:52
We are joined by Dr. Ellen Zambo Anderson, who is an Associate Professor in the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at Rutgers University . In addition to earning a PhD in Health Sciences, she's an Assistant Director of the Rutgers Community Participatory Physical Therapy Clinic and serves as the Special Olympics Global Advisor for Young Athletes. Dr. Anderson is the co-author of the textbook, Comp...
Episode 228| MasterClass: Motivational Interviewing For Chronic Pain With Rose Pignataro, PT, PhD, DPT 19.05.2021 51:21
Thanks for joining me for this special episode of the show masterclass where we're discussing the impact of motivational interviewing on chronic pain. In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Rose Pignataro, who is a doctor of physical therapy and an expert on how to use motivational interviewing specifically in physical therapy, chronic pain and non-communicable disease. In this masterclass, Rose will...
Episode 227| Unwinding Anxiety, Trauma, And Chronic Pain With David Hanscom, MD 05.05.2021 43:03
In this episode, you'll get to meet my friend and colleague, David Hanscom, MD . He is an orthopedic surgeon whose practice at one time focused on patients with failed back surgeries. He eventually quit his spine surgery practice to pursue his passion and present his insights into solving chronic pain, which evolved from his own battle and struggles with it. Dr. Hanscom has written two books on th...
Episode 226| Dropping An Anchor: A Simple And Powerful Technique For Pain Catastrophizing, Mindfulness, And Cognitive Defusion 29.04.2021 13:12
In this episode, we're going to do something different. Instead of me interviewing someone, I'm going to share a simple yet powerful technique that will help you whether you're someone living with pain or a practitioner who treats people. This exercise is called Dropping an Anchor. It's typically one of the very first techniques that I teach patients who suffer from pain or pain catastrophizing, h...
Episode 225| Training Physical Therapists To Address The Opioid Epidemic From A Public Health Perspective With Anne K. Swisher PT, PhD, FAPTA 22.04.2021 29:58
We're discussing how to train entry-level physical therapists to address the opioid epidemic. My guest is Dr. Anne Swisher . She is a Professor and Director of Scholarship for the West Virginia Division of Physical Therapy. She's been a Board-Certified Cardiopulmonary Clinical Specialist for several years and has taught in the area of cardiopulmonary physical therapy, exercise prescription and pat...
Episode 224| Is Pain Education Enough? With Rilind Shala, PT 14.04.2021 26:24
We're diving deeper into the utility of Pain Neuroscience Education and investigating if it's enough to help people overcome pain when used as a single treatment modality or should it be folded into a more comprehensive multimodal pain treatment program? My guest is Rilind Shala who is a young scientist and a physical therapist from Kosovo. He conducts research with the prestigious Body and Mind G...
Episode 223 | Nutrition, Pain, And Chronic Disease For The Physical Therapist With Joe Tatta, PT, DPT, CNS 07.04.2021 17:07
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Episode 222 | Understanding Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) And Chronic Pain With Deepak Ravindran, MD 31.03.2021 43:27
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Episode 221 | Using Telerehabilitation To Treat Pain And Promote Physical Activity With Bruno Saragiotto, PhD 25.03.2021 31:40
As you know in 2020, many states, countries and in some ways, the entire globe went into lockdown from the Coronavirus pandemic. With that, many professionals, practitioners and people living with pain were introduced for the first time to telemedicine and telerehabilitation. I wanted to explore some of the research and the applications with you and invite a special guest who can help us talk abou...
Episode 220 | Emotions And Pain: Advances In Neuroscience And Psychology With Lisa Feldman Barrett, PhD 17.03.2021 55:07
We have a very special and distinguished guest joining us to discuss the topic of emotion and how emotion relates to chronic pain. If you follow this show or up-to-date on the latest pain science, you know that the definition of pain is that it's both a physical as well as an emotional experience. Joining us is Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett . Lisa is among the top 1% Most Cited Scientists in the world...
Episode 219 | Pain Education And Psychosocial Interventions In Physical Therapy Practice With Carolyn Vandyken, PT 10.03.2021 42:17
We're joined by physiotherapist Carolyn Vandyken and we're discussing how to implement effective pain education and other psychosocial interventions into the practice of physical therapy and others who are helping people with chronic pain. Carolyn has been a practicing physical therapist specializing in orthopedics and pelvic health for decades. In addition to being a licensed physiotherapist, Ca...
Episode 218 | Bridging The Gap Between Mind And Body In Pain Medicine With Rachel Zoffness, PhD 03.03.2021 46:08
We're discussing how to bridge the gap between the mind and body in Pain Management and Pain Medicine. My expert guest is Pain Psychologist, Rachel Zoffness . Rachel is a Practicing Clinical Psychologist and an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, where she teaches Pain Education for medical residents. She serves on the boards of the Americ...
Episode 217 | Mindfully Approaching Perfectionism, The Patriarchy And Pain With Andrea Moore, PT, DPT 24.02.2021 35:08
This is our last episode in The Radical Relief series. It's bittersweet for me to end this series because I enjoyed speaking to these great clinicians, researchers and academics that are using Pain Neuroscience Education, mindfulness, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. I want to take a moment to express my deepest gratitude to each speaker who appeared during this series and share their great...
Episode 216 | The Role Of Pain Acceptance, Pain Self-Efficacy And Positive Psychological Factors In The Treatment Of Pain With Javier Martinez-Calderon, PT, PhD 17.02.2021 24:21
As always, it's a great pleasure and honor to be spending this time with you. In this episode, we're discussing the role of positive psychological factors and the association of chronic pain with a specific emphasis on pain acceptance, pain self-efficacy and optimism. My expert guest is Dr. Javier Martínez-Calderón. Javier is a Spanish pain researcher and a physical therapist who completed a PhD i...
Episode 215 | Combining Cognitive Functional Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with Mary Grant, PT, BPhysio, MMT, MISCP 10.02.2021 43:25
We're discussing how to combine two evidence-based and effective methods for the treatment of chronic pain, which are Cognitive Functional Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. My expert guest is Mary Grant. Mary is a Senior Physiotherapist at the Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Disease Unit at Our Lady's Hospice in Ireland where she's developed extensive skills in musculoskeletal rehabili...
Episode 214 | How To Develop An Effective 1-Day Workshop And Improve Mental Wellbeing For People With Pain, Anxiety, Depression And PTSD Using Acceptance And Commitment Therapy With Lilian Dindo, PhD 03.02.2021 44:08
We have another incredible interview in our Radical Relief series, which has been running all through the month of January and February. The Radical Relief series focuses on practitioners, academics and researchers who are using three times tested and evidence-based approaches for the treatment of both physical and mental wellbeing with the focus on chronic pain. Recovering pain neuroscience educa...
Episode 213 | How To Nurture The Next Generation Of Mindfulness-Based Physical Therapists With Annette Willgens, PT, EdD 27.01.2021 34:06
This marks about the halfway point in Our Radical Relief series. We are recovering three-time tested and science-backed approaches for the treatment of chronic pain, which include pain neuroscience education, mindfulness and acceptance and commitment therapy. This episode focuses on the evolution and the nurturing of mindfulness-based physical therapists. Starting to train and embed mindfulness, b...
Episode 212 | Physical Therapy Informed By Acceptance And Commitment Therapy In A Correctional Facility With Mary Doyle, PT 20.01.2021 38:42
You'll learn about a physical therapist who has evolved her work through Pain Neuroscience Education onto Cognitive Behavioral Therapy using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in the unique environment of a prison. My guest is Mary Doyle , who has been a practicing physical therapist since 1995. Her career started out in outpatient orthopedics. She eventually moved to home care where she treated bo...
Episode 211 | How to Apply Cognitive Defusion Techniques To Target Pain Catastrophizing In Physiotherapy Practice With Davide Lanfranco, PT, MCSP 13.01.2021 51:55
We're discussing how to target pain catastrophizing by using a core process of acceptance and commitment therapy called cognitive diffusion. My expert guest is physiotherapist Davide Lanfranco. Davide is an Italian physiotherapist who works in London. He is a member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and is one of the Founders of FisioScience International , an online platform which aims t...
Episode 210 | Pain Neuroscience Education Plus With Adriaan Louw, PT, PhD 06.01.2021 29:02
Happy New Year and welcome to this first episode of the Healing Pain Podcast in the year 2021. We are starting the year off on a strong note with one of the world's experts with regard to pain neuroscience education. My guest is Professor Adriaan Louw. Adriaan is a physical therapist, pain scientist and author in the field of pain neuroscience, Director of the Therapeutic Neuroscience Research Gro...
Episode 209 | How To Use The Mind To Overcome Chronic Pain By Combining Pain Education, Mindfulness, And Acceptance And Commitment Therapy With Joe Tatta, PT, DPT 30.12.2020 19:23
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Episode 208 | Heart Rate Variability For Mind-Body Health And Athletic Performance With Karen Mueller, PT, DPT, PhD 23.12.2020 29:51
We're discussing heart rate variability for mind-body health, as well as athletic performance. Our expert guest is Professor Karen Mueller. Karen is a professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at Northern Arizona University and the author of the book, Communication from the Inside Out: Strategies for the Engaged Professional . With a career-long interest in the promotion of mind-body health...
Episode 207 | Cash Pay Pain Management And Improving Outcomes With Aaron LeBauer, PT, DPT 16.12.2020 37:32
I want to let you know that my latest book, Radical Relief: A Guide to Overcome Chronic Pain , is available on Amazon for preorder. Radical Relief is based on three science-backed methods including pain neuroscience education, acceptance and commitment therapy and mindfulness. Radical Relief is perfect for practitioners or for people living with pain. It's filled with brief exercises that use the...
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