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Chronic liver disease (CLD) is a serious medical condition affecting patients globally and pain management poses a unique challenge. ATP-sensitive potassium channels (K) are expressed in nociceptive neurons and hepatic […]
Learn More >Identifying individuals with high levels of pain catastrophizing (PC) may inform early psychological interventions to prevent the transition from acute to chronic post-injury pain. We examined whether pre-and post-injury posttraumatic […]
Learn More >Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is complex. Statistical examination of influences of exposures (e.g. characteristics) upon outcomes (e.g. pain) facilitates understanding of complexity and personalized care. Psychological factors may be […]
Learn More >There is growing evidence on the efficacy of cannabis-based medicinal products (CBMPs) for chronic pain(CP). Due to the complex interaction between chronic pain and anxiety, and the potential impact of […]
Learn More >Numerous studies have investigated the impacts of common types of chronic pain (CP) on patients’ cognitive function and observed that CP was associated with later dementia. More recently, there is […]
Learn More >We set out to replicate findings of significant (a) reductions in pain, psychological distress, and motivational incongruence (i.e., insufficient motive satisfaction) after interdisciplinary multimodal pain treatment and (b) associations between […]
Learn More >Low back pain is a leading cause of disability worldwide and adults with chronic low back pain (≥12weeks) commonly experience sleep impairments (e.g., insomnia, sleep disturbance). This study examined the […]
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Compassion focused therapy for pain management: ‘3 systems approach’ to understanding why striving and self-criticism are key psychological barriers to regulating activity and improving self-care for people living with persistent pain.
This paper describes the development of an eight-week Compassion Focused Therapy for Pain Management (CFT-PM) group. This group was specifically designed for ‘strivers’ a sub-group of people with persistent pain […]
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