EPISODE · Oct 20, 2025 · 15 MIN
GBU S2-E18: Pain management clinics are legalized drug dealers....
from Physical Therapy: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly · host Joe Klein
In this episode, we take a hard look at the fine line between pain management and pain dependence. Are pain clinics truly helping patients recover—or are they creating a cycle of reliance that physical therapists end up cleaning up after?We break down how the medical system incentivizes symptom suppression over movement restoration, why quick fixes dominate healthcare, and how PTs can step up as the true long-term solution for pain management.Leave a review, rate the show and follow wherever you listen to podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/physical-therapy-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/id1759890549https://open.spotify.com/show/2y0wJhJthp6q1ujraYzgGx?utm_source=chatgpt.comWebsite: ValleyPerformancePT.comInstagram: @Valleyperformancept
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In this episode, we take a hard look at the fine line between pain management and pain dependence. Are pain clinics truly helping patients recover—or are they creating a cycle of reliance that physical therapists end up cleaning up after? We break down how the medical system incentivizes symptom suppression over movement restoration, why quick fixes dominate healthcare, and how PTs can step up as the true long-term solution for pain management. Leave a review, rate the show and follow whereve...
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GBU S2-E18: Pain management clinics are legalized drug dealers....
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