About the podcast episode
On 13 March 2026, the podcast ‘The Doctor Who Listens to the Body’ was released, featuring a conversation with Eduard Pervushkin.
Eduard Pervushkin speaks in the episode about his professional path in medicine. The original publication states that he has been in practice since 2006.
Topics discussed
The conversation focuses on approaches to osteopathy and questions that may be of interest to patients: why treatment can sometimes be made more complicated than necessary, whether a session should be painful, how a practitioner works with their hands, and why doctors need to continue their professional development.
The episode also addresses work with pregnant women, children and newborns, the distinction between a symptom and a cause, and the author’s views on the cost of a doctor’s high-quality work and signs of an unreliable practitioner. These matters are presented in the podcast as discussion topics and the author’s position.
Episode time codes
00:00 — why a painful session does not mean an effective one; 00:34 — meeting the doctor who ‘listens’ to the body with his hands; 01:15 — who Eduard Pervushkin is and his path in medicine; 03:40 — how an osteopath identifies a problem without tests; 06:15 — why it is risky for a doctor to stop developing professionally; 09:40 — mistakes all practitioners go through.
13:30 — can pregnant women be treated: real cases; 16:45 — unusual patient stories from practice; 21:15 — should treatment be painful; 26:40 — why many doctors make treatment more complicated; 31:55 — symptom or cause: what really needs to be treated; 37:20 — osteopathy for children and newborns.
42:30 — why a good specialist cannot be cheap; 47:10 — when cheap treatment becomes expensive; 52:20 — how to recognise a poor osteopath; 58:05 — a doctor’s main health principles; 01:03:00 — the most important thought in the podcast.
Questions about this topic
When was ‘The Doctor Who Listens to the Body’ podcast published?
The original publication is dated 13 March 2026.
What topics are covered in the podcast?
The episode discusses painful sessions, approaches to osteopathic practice, a doctor’s professional development, work with pregnant women and children, and the cost of a specialist’s work.