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Ep40: World Physiotherapy Congress Special: Asking Physios Around the World about Pain

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Show Notes

This episode is produced during the 2025 World Physiotherapy Congress in Tokyo, Japan. I interviewed physiotherapists around the world about pain. Content: (00:01:59) Nicola - United Kingdom(00:11:54) Helen - Switzerland(00:18:52) Mio - Japan(00:20:23) Edgar - Columbia(00:30:28) Marcia - Canada(00:43:31) Rosi & Leila - Indonesia(00:45:07) Nirit - Israel(00:52:56) Mike Landry - World Physiotherapy President Episodes 8 and Episode 25 are also interviews with clinicians about pain. They are recorded during the Canadian Physiotherapy Association Congresses in 2023 and 2024. Mike Landry also spoke about World Physiotherapy in Episode 28. Paincast is dedicated to bringing together researchers, clinicians, and students to discuss topics related to pain and physiotherapy. The primary purpose is to facilitate knowledge translation and critical thinking. Some episodes posit themselves as more educational than others, and some more opinionated than others. The listener is encouraged to listen critically. While there is an effort to incorporate research evidence, and the topics are always researched by the host, we recognize there is room for improvement and there is expertise in the community. As such, we invite constructive critique and that you inform us of any inadvertent errors, so that we may correct them. You may submit your feedback through this form: https://forms.gle/UFfbUHBh8uKwSKgS8 Follow Paincast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paincast.psd/

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