experts are available to comment on pain in conjunction with Pain Week. Journalists can contact the following experts below or search by topic or name at .
, School of Pharmacy
Nerve pain and novel painkillers in development worldwide.
Contact: maree.smith@uq.edu.au, +61 415 401 301.
School of Psychology
Chronic pain, mindfulness, cognitive-behavioural therapy, non-pharmacological pain management and the emotional, social and behavioural impact of pain.
Contact: m.day@uq.edu.au, +61 7 3365 6421.
, School of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences
Understanding pain and interpreting what to do about it.
Contact: a.claus1@uq.edu.au, +61 423 394 003.
, School of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences
Ankle osteoarthritis.
Contact: m.smith5@uq.edu.au, +61 7 3365 4660.
and , RECOVER Injury Research Centre
Chronic pain resulting following a road traffic accident and how to improve return to work rates in this population.
Contact: n.andrews@uq.edu.au, +61 7 3346 4826
, RECOVER Injury Research Centre
Preventing chronic pain after musculoskeletal injury, non-pharmacological treatment of pain including exercise and psychological treatments, management of pain in primary care, relationships between pain and stress after road traffic crash injury. Contact: m.sterling@uq.edu.au, +61 3346 4793
Media: Kirsten O’Leary, UQ Communications, k.oleary@uq.edu.au, +61 7 3365 7436, @UQhealth.
