Pain Speak

About Pain Speak

The Pain Speak podcast is presented by Prof Dr Deepak Ravindran, a Consultant specialising in Pain, MSK and Lifestyle Medicine. Dr Ravindran is also the author of the book, 'The Pain Free Mindset'. In this podcast Dr Ravindran explores all things related to pain including physical, emotional and social issues including mind body approaches as well as neuromodulation and neuroplasticity enablement. He also looks at the neuroscience of pain and the fantastic advances which have been made in this area of medicine. He also discusses the business of healthcare and pain management. This podcast is all about open and honest discussion and helping find solutions to complex pain problems. For plain speak on pain - this is Pain Speak.

Publisher

Deepak Ravindran

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

27 Feb 2021

Latest episode

25 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

46 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   25 Sept 2026

   Healing through Connection: A relational lens into FND

   Send us Fan Mail Dr Abrar Hussain is a Consultant Psychiatrist and Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, specialising in general adult and liaison psychiatry at the interface of physical and psychological health. He has worked with Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) for around fifteen years, runs a specialist NHS FND service, is a member of the FND Hope UK Medical Expert Committee, advises the patient-led Neuro-log platform, and served as a Principal Investigator within the nation...

2. 

   10 Sept 2026

   Rethinking Back Pain: Cognitive Functional Therapy, Fear, Recovery and the Future of Pain Care

   Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I interview Professor Peter O'Sullivan about his pioneering work in cognitive functional therapy (CFT) for persistent musculoskeletal pain. We explore the science, philosophy, and clinical application of CFT, emphasizing hope, confidence, and a biopsychosocial approach to pain management. Peter is a John Curtin Distinguished Professor at the School of Allied Health Sciences at Curtin University, and a practicing Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist. CFT...

3. 

   26 Aug 2026

   Understanding FND and Pain: A New Paradigm with Prof Jon Stone

   Send us Fan Mail In this episode, i got the opportunity to interview a person I hugely admire. He is the person most responsible for putting Functional Neurological Disordeer (FND) on the scientific map. Professor Jon Stone is Professor of Neurology at the University of Edinburgh. Since 1999, he has published over 400 papers, built the world's most widely used patient resource for FND — neurosymptoms.org — and led on international diagnostic criteria. As you may know, FND is a real, dis...

Who has been a guest on Pain Speak

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• Dr Ameet Aggarwal
• Dr Ashok Ravindran
• Dr Sabina Brennan
• Dr Monty Lyman
• Darren Brown

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