About this episode

This episode discusses reframing pain in osteoarthritis with A/Prof Tasha Stanton, focusing on the nervous system and education programs to improve physical activity.

On this week's episode we discuss reframing pain in the context of osteoarthritis. The purpose of today’s conversation is to help you reconceptualise what pain means and shift the dialogue from pain being solely a marker of tissue damage and discusses the nervous system adaptations that occur as pain persists. Further we discuss education programs that target this knowledge and the beliefs that may underlie behaviours that detract from your ability to be physically active and modify your behaviour. Associate Professor Tasha Stanton leads the Osteoarthritis Research Theme within IIMPACT in Health at the University of South Australia, Adelaide. Her research group is affiliated with the Body in Mind Research group in Adelaide (University of South Australia). Tasha completed her PhD at the University of Sydney in 2010 and is currently a National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Career Development Fellow (2019-2022). She has received over $5.3m in competitive research funding to date, including a highly renowned Canadian Institute of Health Research Postdoctoral Training Fellowship (2011-2014) and NHMRC Early Career Fellowship (2014-2018). Her research…

People in this episode

Host: David Hunter

Guest: A/Prof Tasha Stanton

Topics covered

• pain management
• osteoarthritis
• nervous system adaptations
• physical activity
• pain education
• health research

Keywords

• osteoarthritis
• pain
• nervous system
• physical activity
• education programs
• health research
• pain beliefs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of South Australia, Body in Mind Research group, National Health & Medical Research Council

Places: Adelaide, Sydney

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