Join us as we explore mechanisms involved in chronic osteoarthritis pain.
Date: Monday, November 4, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Eastern (US) Time
This webinar is being produced through a collaboration of IASP’s Musculoskeletal Pain Special Interest Group and the Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI).
IASP’s Musculoskeletal Pain Special Interest Group seeks to increase awareness – and provide a forum to discuss – the interaction between muscle pain and motor control systems as it relates to musculoskeletal pain. Similarly, OARSI provides necessary framework, expert resources, and support for its international constituents to address the challenges of osteoarthritis so that the knowledge gained can ultimately be used to help improve patient care and outcomes.
The prevalence of osteoarthritis (OA) is high and predicted to increase in the future. OA is a whole joint disease characterized by a poor healing response to trauma with its hallmark symptom being chronic pain. Surprisingly, there is limited association between joint degeneration and chronic pain, which suggests that other factors are responsible for the generation and maintenance of joint pain. This webinar is dedicated to explaining some of the mechanisms involved in chronic osteoarthritis pain. In addition, the webinar will highlight how a better understanding of pain mechanisms can help explain why some patients do not respond to standard pain therapies (e.g., exercise-based therapy, anti-inflammatory therapies, and/or joint replacement surgeries) for OA.
Participants include:
- Jason McDougall, PhD, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada
Neurogenic origin of osteoarthritis pain - Kristian Kjær-Staal Petersen, MD, PhD, Aalborg University, Aalborg East, Denmark
The link between pain mechanisms and treatment outcomes for osteoarthritis - Michelle Hall, PhD, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (moderator)
About the Presenters
Jason McDougall, PhD, was born in South Shields and educated in Scotland. In 2001, he joined the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Calgary, where he held an Alberta Heritage Foundation of Medical Research (AHFMR) Senior Scholarship as well as an Arthritis Society Investigator award. He transferred to Dalhousie University in 2011, where he is currently a professor of pharmacology and anaesthesia. Prof. McDougall’s research focuses on the neurobiology of pain and inflammation in the development of arthritis. His research is currently examining the role of cannabinoids, sodium channels, proteinases, and green light therapy in the control of arthritis pain and inflammation. His goal is to identify novel targets and develop new treatments that will help alleviate chronic pain and resolve joint inflammation.
Kristian Kjær Petersen, MD, PhD, MSc, (KKP) is a translational researcher focused on understanding some of the underlying mechanisms for pain, attempting to modulate these mechanisms, and utilizing these mechanisms in the prediction of treatment outcomes. As a specific focus, KKP has studied pain in osteoarthritis using quantitative sensory testing, serological biomarkers, and psychological profiling, and whom these assessments are linked to the pain-relieving effect of standard pain therapies for osteoarthritis. KKP has published more than 100 peer-reviewed journal papers (+15 papers in PAIN) and was the chair of The IASP Musculoskeletal Pain Special Interest Group in 2022 and 2024.
About the Moderator
Michelle Hall, PhD, is an associate professor and Dame Kate Campbell Fellow in the Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine within the Department of Physiotherapy at the University of Melbourne. Michelle is an emerging leader in the field of hip and knee osteoarthritis, with particular interest in exercise, biomechanics and, more recently, sleep. Her research is influential in moving the scientific field and patient care forward with >100 publications and contributions to clinical guidelines. She has attracted >$AU 7.5 million in research funding from industry, US Dept of Defense, and the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council. Alongside Prof. Jason McDougall, Michelle is co-Chair of the OARSI Pain Special Interest Group.