Episode 04: Demystifying Pain Science with Dr. Cody Weisbach, DPT

In this episode, we interview Dr. Cody Weisbach about pain science, a topic that can be overwhelming and confusing for many musicians and music educators. Cody is a Boulder, CO based physical therapist with an interest in the prevention and treatment of playing related musculoskeletal disorders in musicians. He is additionally the founder of Musicians’ Maintenance, a series of weekly exercises and podcast on musicians’ health issues. Cody additionally has years of experience as a teacher in training for a group called NOI, the Neuro Orthopaedic Institute, which looks at pain science and how to give patients, clients, clinicians, and practitioners resources on pain. We talk about what pain is, different approaches to pain, how to find a clinician to help, how to progressively load or build practice time to prevent injury, and some great resources currently out there for helping to educate clinicians.Resources mentioned:For more on the Neuro orthapaedic institute, go here: https://www.noigroup.com/about/ Explain Pain, by David Butler and Lorimer MoseleySound Practice Health Handbook for Orchestral MusiciansEvidence-informed physical therapy management of performance-related musculoskeletal disorders in musicians, by Bronwen Ackermann and Clifton ChanHand therapy for Musicians with Dr. Aviva WolffMusicians’ Maintenance with Cody WeisbachPerforming Arts Medicine AssociationYou can find Dr. Janice Ying at www.opuspt.com and Kayleigh at www.musicianshealthcollective.com