Changing the brain to reduce pain and walk the Camino

The way a doctor talks to you about your osteoarthritis can go on to impact how much pain you feel as a result. 

A pilot program has offered people pain education alongside exercise therapy, to address unhelpful pain beliefs. 

It was hoped this education would help people push through initial pain flares and achieve their exercise goals.  

Guest/s

• Peter Ninnes, study participant
• Associate Professor Tasha Stanton, clinical pain neuroscientist at the University of South Australia

References

• The EPIPHA-KNEE trial: Explaining Pain to target unhelpful pain beliefs to Increase PHysical Activity in KNEE osteoarthritis – a protocol for a multicentre, randomised controlled trial with clinical- and cost-effectiveness analysis