Modern Pain Care

The pain care you've always believed in. Finally, a framework to deliver it.

Evidence-informed education, peer community, and mentorship for clinicians who want to practice at the edge of modern pain science.

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Dr. Mark Kargela

PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT · 20+ Years

Your Guide

I almost quit. Twice.

I spent years watching good clinicians burn out trying to force a broken model to work. I nearly quit two separate times — not because I didn't care, but because caring wasn't enough when the framework kept failing my patients.

After 20 years in chronic pain practice and teaching, I built Modern Pain Care for clinicians who know something has to change but don't know where to start. Not another course. A framework you can actually use Monday morning.

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The Challenge

This is what nobody prepares you for.

Most clinicians who care deeply about chronic pain don't hit a knowledge wall. They hit a practice wall.

Imposter syndrome

You've changed how you think about pain. But in the room with a complex patient, you second-guess your stance. You wonder if you should be doing more, saying something more clinical.

Isolation

Your colleagues default to imaging and passive treatment. You believe in something different — but believing it alone gets exhausting.

Theory-to-practice gap

You can explain pain science. Helping patients actually experience a shift is harder. That takes something most courses don't teach.

Patient resistance

They arrive expecting a diagnosis and a fix. When you try to shift the frame, some push back. Applying acceptance-based language in a 40-minute visit is genuinely hard.

Scope and complexity

Complex presentations. Psychiatric comorbidity. Unclear referral lines. Most clinicians in this space are making judgment calls without a map.

No sustainable path

You can see the model — groups, community, recurring work. But screening, pricing, and not burning out on unpaid development feel like a different skillset entirely.

These aren't just knowledge gaps. They're the reason well-meaning, well-read clinicians stay stuck.

The Path Forward

A clear path from where you are to where you want to be

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Start here. Join a free live session built for clinicians who are ready to move past identifying catastrophizing and into a clinical sequence that changes what happens next for their patients.

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Implement with your community

Put it into practice with support. Live mentorship calls, case discussions, clinical tools, and a global community of clinicians who get it.

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Build something sustainable

Stop managing symptoms. Start changing lives — and build a practice model that works for your patients and for you.

Social Proof

What clinicians are saying

★★★★★

“This mentorship was just what I was looking for! The fact that you get to spend 3 months on expanding your knowledge base through articles and expert webinars together with the Q&A sessions and the mentor calls really has taken me as a therapist to another level. More than a 3 day course could do. I highly recommend this program for anyone working with people with persistent pain”

Sjouke Van Rossum

Physiotherapist

★★★★★

“My experiences with Mark have all exceeded my expectations. He is a champion of the patient voice who integrates the patient perspective into his practice and his teaching. He is a listener as well as an educator and goes above and beyond for his patients, students, and colleagues alike. Mark is a leader in modern pain care, I am grateful to have had the opportunity to work with and learn from him and look forward to what the future brings.”

Joletta Belton

Patient Advocate

★★★★★

“If you're looking for somebody who is experienced in the world of evidence based practice, in the world of helping people navigate frameworks to move their practice forward into a more modern setting and leaving behind kind of old ideas about human, the human body, human function, why people hurt and how we can help them. Mark does that and has done that. for years and he knows how to do it well. I have seen Mark coach both himself and others for years to transition their practice to the kind of modern practitioner that we all should be pushing to be. He can make you better if you give him a chance”

Dr Jason Silvernail, DPT

Physical Therapist

★★★★★

“One of the things that I love about Mark as an instructor is that he is just as curious as I am. And I think a curious instructor is an excellent instructor because they are willing to go down rabbit holes with you. And so if you are wanting to up your game as a individual that works with people in pain, no matter what your You know what your licensure is. I highly recommend hanging out with Mark and taking some of his classes.”

Amy Eicher

Pain Coach, Physical Therapy Assistant

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Community

Modern Pain Pro

A private community of forward-thinking clinicians. Get frameworks, mentorship, peer support, and live Q&As to transform how you treat persistent pain.

Expert-led case discussions
Monthly live mentorship calls
Clinical frameworks and tools
Global peer network

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Free Live Training

Knowing Isn't Enough: Practical Skills to Deliver Whole-Person Pain Care

A free live session built for clinicians ready to move past identifying catastrophizing and into a clinical sequence that changes what happens next for their patients.

Live with Q&A
Free to attend
Built for clinicians treating chronic pain
Practical clinical sequence you can use immediately

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The Team

Your guides inside

Expert clinicians who've done the work and now help others do the same.

Ben Whybrow

Clinician, Mentor & Community Manager

Ben is a Pain Specialist Physiotherapist in the NHS and a Communication Skills Facilitator for Cambridge Medical School. He brings deep expertise in clinical communication and runs the community day-to-day.

Bronnie Thompson

PhD, OT · Mentor & Content Expert

Dr. Thompson is an occupational therapist and psychologist with decades of experience in chronic pain management. She specializes in self-management approaches drawing from CBT, mindfulness, and ACT.

Free Live Training

Knowing Isn't Enough: Practical Skills to Deliver Whole-Person Pain Care

You already know that thoughts, beliefs, and emotions matter in pain care. This session is built for clinicians who are ready to move past that awareness and into a coherent clinical sequence — one that takes you from surfacing a patient's predictions and cognitions, to doing something useful with them, to anchoring the whole thing to what actually matters to that person. This isn't about why psychology matters. It's about building the clinical skillset to actually deliver it.

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