Today we have a special guest, Dr Danny Miller. A practice educator at the University College of Osteopathy, who has recently completed a doctorate in Health Psychology at the University of West England. Danny’s doctoral research involves an exploration in how individuals can live well with pain and how an Osteopath can be involved in fostering the process of living well. Join us as we uncover Danny’s insights into holistic health practices and the profound impact of his work in enhancing the quality of life of his patients.

If you want to book or get in contact with Danny can find via links below:

https://puresportsmed.com/team/danny-...

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-danny-...

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1:15 - Can you tell us a bit about your back story before becoming and Osteopath?

6:58 - What is health Psychology?

8:06 - How does Health Psychology integrate with Osteopathy?

10:55 - How do you approach patients that don’t have a functional outcome yet are still in significant pain? ‘Im in pain and I cant do anything’

12:48 - How do you try to bring your best self into the treatment room?

15:39 - What does living well with pain look like?

20:05 - Knowing when a patient is ready to change

22:46 - What does living well with pain mean to you and what were the findings from your research?

28:53 - How did you find other osteopaths received this unity between health psychology and Osteopathy?

30:46 - Do you find that there is resistance to the focus on positives or that it invalidates the patients experience?

31:31 - William Osler: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William...

33:45 - What does pain mean to you?

36:48 - Living Well With Pain While Seeing An Osteopath: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/...

37:02 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havi_Carel

39:33 - How do illness/ pain beliefs impact treatment and treatment outcomes?

40:48 - UCO associate clinic: https://clinic.uco.ac.uk/clinic/assoc...

44:02 - Unpairing heroism in manual therapy

46:21 - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...)

46:50 - how have your beliefs had to change in order to become the practitioner you are today?

50:00 - If you cant help everyone, how do you manage that personally?

53:48 - What advice would you give to new graduates and clinicians to ensure you don’t become stale in your practice.

56:30- How do you see Osteopathy evolving in the future?

58:25 - What makes Osteopathy unique?

01:00:35 - Findings from Living Well With Pain

01:01:23 - Aspirations and goals for the future?

01:03:38 - https://puresportsmed.com/team/danny-...

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-danny-...