This research strength works to extend the understanding of the mechanisms behind pain, and interventions to manage pain.
Areas of achievement
- Interdisciplinary understanding of mechanisms driving pain experience, leading to targeted interventions that improve clinical outcomes for people with pain
- Co-designed interventions to manage pain
Research projects
- Co-creating a digital self-help intervention for people with persistent pain (iSelf-help) (HRC website)
- Otago Pain Mechanisms and Neuromodulation (OPaMEN)
- Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions (COPC) with a focus on TMD conditions
- Clinical Assessment of Pain
- The Otago Shoulder Pain project
Contact us
Email physio.research@otago.ac.nz
