Episode
Whole Person Reasoning: Biopsychosocial Rebrand or Real Upgrade?
- Podcast
- The Modern Pain Podcast
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- Jul 5, 2026
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- 2211
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Summary
Is "whole person reasoning" just biopsychosocial with new branding, or does it change how you actually run a session? Mark Kargela and Ben Whybrow break down why treating pain by tissue alone misses most of what's driving a patient's experience, and why that applies from day one of an acute injury, not just after the 91-day mark that turns pain "chronic." Mark tells the story of a student on his last clinical rotation who was so locked into test clusters and technique that he nearly missed a...