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Podcast: Pain Science Podcast
Episode: Episode 145 | Diarmuid Denneny, PT: Does The Evidence Support Trigger Point Therapy For Chronic Pain And The Physiotherapists' Role In Opioid Tapering
Description: We are talking about the controversial topic of whether Manual Therapy for trigger point should be used for the alleviation or the treatment of chronic pain. How is one physiotherapist doing some interesting work to help people taper off of opioid medications using psychologically-informed physical therapy principles? My guest is Diarmuid Denneny. He is a professional lead physiotherapist at the Pain Management Center at the University of College London Hospital's NHS Foundation Trust. He has worked in a specialized pain management center for several years and is clinically advanced as a physiotherapist as well as an independent prescriber.