Distress experienced while recovering from compensable injury – Alison Sim
Alison Sim MSc Med (Pain Management) Alison Sim, PhD candidate at The University of Sydney, School of Medicine, presented some of the work that she has undertaken together with the research team at the 44th Australian Pain Society conference in Darwin (21-24 April, 2024). The presentation provided an update on several recent studies that are […]
Pain Journey following knee complaint – Paul Hotz
Retired Pain Foundation Board Member, Paul Hotz Paul’s pain journey started with a minor meniscus problem, which led to many surgeries, a diagnosis of Staphylococcus aureus (staph or golden staph), and with the overprescription of pain medications, Paul’s chronic pain became a secondary issue to an opioid addiction. With his infected knee inflaming to the […]
Improving access to treatment for chronic pain
TDM GROWTH PARTNERS recently teamed with HEARTS AND MINDS INVESTMENTS LTD to partner with PAIN FOUNDATION LTD in the consortium led by PMRI’s Professor Michael Nicholas to create a leading-edge online education platform to facilitate the rollout of its pain management training package. Here are excerpts from TDM’s latest “Impact Report” Timeframe: Sept 2021 to September 2023 Project: Digital training […]
Understand Migraine – ABC Conversation Hour
18 September 2023
“Back Pain: the new science?” – ABC Drum
August 3, 2023 Last night on ABC’s The Drum, we had the privilege of hearing Nicki Hutley’s powerful story about living with chronic pain. Nicki bravely shared her personal journey battling chronic back pain, revealing the significant impact it had on her life. But it’s through programs like the Brief Pain Self-Management (BPSM) Program at […]
New approach delivers breakthrough for pain researchers
June 9, 2023 – NSLHD News – excerpts Researchers at the Kolling Institute have made important progress towards the development of new treatments for chronic pain by identifying a small group of cells which can control pain responses. The breakthrough comes as approximately 20 percent of the world’s population suffers from chronic pain, including more […]
Breakthrough Research Published: “Exploring Pain Relief Through Opioid Actions on Spinal Cord Circuits”
September 21, 2022 Pain Management Research Institute (PMRI) Team Leader and researcher, Karin Aubrey, and researcher Yo Otsu, are celebrating a major win with a paper recently published in the prestigious global Journal of Physiology. With seed funding from the Pain Foundation, Karin formed a team in 2017 to work on fundamental research uncovering how […]
Become, or Renew as, a “Pain Pal”, aka friends of pain research!
Help the research and education work performed at the Pain Management Research Institute (PMRI) by simply making a $70 donation thereby becoming a member of “Pain Pals” for the 2022/23 year. Additional donations are encouraged, if you are able to do so. All donations over $2 are tax deductible. By donating, you are helping to […]
Webinar: “Tackling the opioid crisis in Australia” – video recording now available.
July 18, 2022 To view a recording of this webinar, click on THIS LINK. It runs for 46 minutes. We welcome feedback and questions to info@painfoundation.org.au. The world-leading research scientists at the Royal North Shore Hospital Pain Management Research Institute (PMRI) are at the forefront of developing and implementing new treatments for chronic pain, in […]
Hayley Leake – New Champion for Painaustralia
In September, Painaustralia welcomed our newest Pain Champion, Australian Survivor sole winner, Hayley Leake. Hayley is a physiotherapist and pain researcher. After working clinically for six years, she embarked on a PhD at the University of South Australia with Professor Lorimer Moseley’s research group. Her research aims to optimise pain education for adolescents and adults […]
