Psychosocial factors and fear avoidance

Tom Walters is a board-certified orthopedic physical therapist, former college professor, and author of Rehab Science (a bestseller on Amazon).

Besides running his clinical practice, Tom served as a full-time undergraduate kinesiology professor for eight years, teaching human biomechanics, therapeutic exercise, and pain science.

Today, we discuss the science of pain and the injury treatment process:

• Is all pain bad?
• Why does some pain feel good?
• The value of cross-training during injury
• Why blood flow is so important for healing
• The timeline it takes to heal from common injuries

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