# Whole Person Reasoning: Biopsychosocial Rebrand or Real Upgrade?

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Podcast: [The Modern Pain Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-modern-pain-podcast-1148376)
Published: 2026-07-05T23:00:00+00:00
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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...

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