Tait Brown is an accredited Exercise Physiologist and takes a particular interest in pain science and application of bio-psycho-social model. He owns his own business and works with a range of clients ranging from general population to strength athletes and everyone in between. Tait has devoted lots of time and money into developing his skills through his years of experience and his relentless attendance of different workshops, constantly trying to expand his perspective. Tait brings an eloquent critical thought on pain and how it’s presented to his clients and believes strongly in improving the way we communicate with our clients to help achieve the best outcomes for them. Tait does a fantastic job of diving into the topics in today’s show with plenty of detail and practical application

Today’s shows goes into the biopsychosocial model, the complexities of pain, what pain is, the effect of language on the pain experience, the role of stressors on a pain experience, different narratives around pain, load management, what we can control around pain, self efficacy, gradual exposure to load, assessment protocols, the importance of communication, application of knowledge, training through pain, when to push and when to pull away, individual considerations, how to manage our bias’, differences between athletes and general population in the management of pain, manual therapy.

It was a pleasure to speak to Tait today and I believe this is a really great episode. You will walk away from this one with a new appreciation for the complexities of pain and value of proper communication when working with clients.