GMI and Chronic Pain

Lorimer Moseley answering the question “What is the thing that annoys you most when we talk about back pain?”

Get some GOLD from Prof Mark Hutchinson and Dr Carolyn Berryman, on neuroimmune stuff related to pain.

The Australian Physiotherapy Association is putting on an evening event on 14th August in Kent Town, South Australia. Do yourself a favour and book in while you can by clicking here

PainAdelaide 2019 is locked in for TUESDAY MARCH 12th.

For you interstaters / internationallers – it is the day after Womad so combine a trip to the Festival City with one of the world’s truly great music festivals. Put it in your diary and we will let you know as soon as registration is up and running.

We have secured some great speakers already – Dr Melanie Noel from Calgary | Dr Lauren Heathcote from Oxford/Stanford | Dr Siobhan Schabrun | Dr David Seminowicz | Dr David Butler | Joshua Pate | Dr Emma Karran | the infamous PainAdelaide Q & A, some surprises..…..it’s going to be, well, possibly the best little pain meeting in the world.

How do CRPS and other chronic pain conditions affect bodily functions, sensations, and mood? Help CRPS researcher Janet Bultitude find out by responding to her survey.

Do you have time to help with an online survey? UniSA’s Centre for Cognitive and Systems Neuroscience (CCSN) is looking for chronic pain sufferer volunteers aged above 18, who can proficiently write and read in English, to help us understand the relationship between language and chronic pain. Click here to enter the study

Listen to Lorimer Moseley talk to Karim Khan on new understanding of pain and focusing on the patient.

Watch this public evening at UQ’s Institute for Molecular Biosciences. Some inconsistently with labelling but some awesome science too!

The Body in Mind Research Group is based at The Sansom Institute for Health Research at the University of South Australia in Adelaide and Neuroscience Research Australia in Sydney. We have active collaborations with editors scattered around the world. Together we are seeking a better understanding of the interaction between the body, brain and mind in chronic and complex pain disorders.

We might be able to help you spread the word. Tell us in an email,

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Where and when is it?
Is it non-profit, an association meeting or a commercial venture?
What is the objective?
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Then contact Heidi@bodyinmind.org

We often get people writing in about their particular conditions asking for more information and help. Unfortunately we get too many to be able to respond personally. We do not publish these comments for privacy reasons and we cannot offer treatment advice.

If you want more information on CRPS you might find what we know about CRPS helpful as well as these resources by the Royal College of Physicians. You can also read recent research published by the team and browse through our CRPS blog articles.
You might also find useful sites for CRPS patients helpful.