How To Explain Pain To An Audience with Professor Cormac Ryan

“Explaining Pain” has evolved over the past decade and has become almost a common part of clinical practice. Whilst this can be done individually, discussing it to an audience comes with its own challenges and requires a different approach.

On this episode I am joined by Professor Cormac Ryan from Teeside University & Flippin Pain where we discuss:

(00:00:00) – Do More People “Get” Chronic Pain Now?

(00:10:30) – The Importance Of Stories In Explaining Pain

(00:24:10) – The Value Of Humour

(00:36:10) – The Importance Of Practising Talks

(00:41:30) – Cormac’s Fun Fact Introductions

(00:52:15) – The Power Of Lived Experience Input & Feedback

(01:09:55) – Ben & Cormac at the NEMS Conference

The Flippin Pain website is here: https://www.flippinpain.co.uk/

They can be found across social media & YouTube.

You can see Ben & Cormac at the North East Musculoskeletal Society (NEMS) Conference on Saturday 19th of September in Durham.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/north-east-musculoskeletal-conference-2026-tickets-1981008464645

You can find Ben on LinkedIn and Instagram @bwhybrowphysioor email clinicalcommunication@outlook.com