Episode 212: Greg Lehman - Pain Science

This episodes guest is Greg Lehman. Greg is a  physiotherapist, chiropractor and strength and conditioning specialist treating musculoskeletal disorders within a biopsychosocial model. Greg currently teaches two 2-day continuing education courses to health and fitness professionals through out the world. Reconciling Biomechanics with Pain Science and Running Resiliency have been taught more than 60 times in more than 40 locations world wide. You can read Greg's full bio here. On this episode Greg and I discuss: Greg's background  Why Greg went back to physiotherapy school after becoming a chiropractor  Greg's influences  I ask Greg what is Pain? I ask Greg where an evolutionary perspective falls within his practice? I ask Greg how does he treat individuals who really self identify with their pain I ask Greg about his assessment and treatment process I ask Greg about health practitioners acting as long-term consultants  I ask Greg for his definition of pain I ask Greg about his thoughts on posture I ask Greg about the use of language within rehabilitation  I ask Greg about how much importance he puts on sleep, nutrition, and other lifestyle factors when dealing with pain? I ask Greg for his thoughts on manual therapy and its role within the rehab puzzle I ask Greg what are the biggest things he has learned in his life and career I ask Greg how he learns? I ask Greg for his top life advice I ask Greg for his top and current book recommendations I ask Greg if there is anything he does on a daily basis that is essential to his day and what a typical day looks like in his life? I ask Greg how he mitigates the detrimental impacts of all the travel he does? I ask Greg, if he only had one year left on planet earth, how would he spend that year and why? I ask Greg, if he could invite 5 people to dinner, dead and alive, who would he invite and why?   This was an outstanding episode and I hope you all enjoy it as much as we did! Stay Strong, RB   Show Notes: Website - greglehman.ca Twitter - @GregLehman   Podcasts Mentioned: Synapse Performance - Episode 43 – Dr. Greg Lehman – What is Pain? Is Good Posture Over-rated? Is Myofascial Release Just a Fad? Resilient Performance Podcast with Dr. Greg Lehman Videos Mentioned: Jesus Turns Water into Funk Books Mentioned: Recovery Strategies eBook Muscles: Testing and Function, with Posture and Pain Robert Jordan Books Brandon Sanderson Books Steven Erickson Books The Tell-Tale Brain Suggestible You The Sports Gene Endure The Power of Habit   People and Resources Mentioned: Paul Chek David Nolan Doug Kechijian James Fitzgerald Dr. Stuart McGill  Dan Pfaff Stu McMillan  J. Kim Ross Maggie Downie Lorimer Moseley Florence Kendall Paul Kirwan Dr. Kieran O’Sullivan functionalanatomyseminars.com Andreo Spina David Joyce Dave O'Sullivan Mike Leahy - ART Donald Trump Karl Newells - Constraints Led Approach Model Adam Meakins Jesus Pablo Picasso F. Scott Fitzgerald   Show Sponsors: Ultimate Performance Online Mentorship To get INSTANT ACCESS to almost 20 hours of World Class online video Strength and Conditioning Information go to upmentorship.com ALTIS ALTIS 360 ALTIS Education   Ultimate Athlete Concepts Ultimate Athlete Concepts is a multi faceted company, providing the most sophisticated scientific material in sport science. UAC is the worlds leading resource for translated sport preparation educational material.    National Sports Performance Association Certified Program Design Specialist Certified Speed and Agility Coach Cerfitied Weightlifting Performance Coach Certified Sports Nutrition Coach   Athletes Acceleration Complete Warm Up Complete Speed Training Complete Speed Games Complete Jumps Training Complete Olympic Lifting Complete Youth Training Complete Guide to Training the Female Athlete Complete Core Complete Sports Conditioning  Complete Sports Nutrition Complete Program Design Sports Camp Empire   Patreon Help support the podcast by becoming a Patreon to the show here - Patreon