I listened to the podcast and have a few reactions/observations:
--She makes a lot of good points about the industrialization of back pain treatment and the influence of money in driving treatment that is not necessarily effective.
--I think her tone in using the word "scam" is a little unfair. I think that most medical professionals involved in treating low back pain are sincere in trying to help people and believe in the efficacy of their treatments, and that medical/surgical treatments are not as uniformly ineffective as she paints them. The financial dynamics she describes are real, and a lot of medical/surgical treatment may be unnecessary or counterproductive, and injudiciously or inappropriately applied, but that doesn't mean (all or most) doctors are cynical scam artists purposely exploiting desperate patients as they gleefully rub their hands together and snicker at their patients' gullibility.
--She focuses on exercise/physical therapy from a biomechanical point of view ("stretch this, strengthen that, activate this"), but doesn't address current pain science and the neurological dimensions of pain at all (except in a superficial and almost accidental way when she talks about the patient's mindset toward pain and recovery), which I think is a terribly gigantic omission.
For anyone interested in finding out more about pain science, here is a link to a site that has assembled a bunch of free resources (videos, podcasts, and webinars) on the topic.
Paincloud.com - Evidence-based pain management Disclaimer: I have not watched most of these (Lorimer Moseley and Jason Silvernail are the two authorities from these resources I am most familiar with).
The Science of Stubborn Aches, Pains & Injuries is a site that is mostly targeted toward laypeople, but extensively referenced.
A great discussion forum for practitioners that emphasizes a neurological approach to pain is:
Forums - SomaSimple Discussion Lists Somasimple is fascinating, but can be overwhelming. When you first start reading threads there you will probably has no idea what people are talking about. But if you invest the time to read a lot anyway, you start to develop a context for understanding the principles being discussed. This thread
Jason Silvernail [moderator] - SomaSimple Discussion Lists is Jason Silvernail's list of recommended threads to new readers to get oriented.