All Outputs (18)

Lifeworlds in pain: A principled method for investigation and intervention (2023)
Journal Article

The experience of pain spans biological, psychological and sociocultural realms, both basic and complex, it is by turns necessary and devastating. Despite an extensive knowledge of the constituents of pain, the ability to translate this into effectiv... Read More about Lifeworlds in pain: A principled method for investigation and intervention.

Exploring the complexities of pain: Why it isn't “all in your head” (2021)
Book Chapter

Much is known about the physical strain that athletes’ bodies are subjected to and the dangerous aspects of competition immediately spring to mind. But why do athletes train the way they do, and why do they push the limits? Why do some recover well... Read More about Exploring the complexities of pain: Why it isn't “all in your head”.

Pain unstuck: The role of action and motivation (2020)
Journal Article

Background:What is it that motivates our actions? As human beings, existing as part of complex societies, the actions we take are subject to multiple, often competing motives. Spanning non-conscious reflexes, cognitively derived choice as well as lon... Read More about Pain unstuck: The role of action and motivation.

Predicting the consequences of physical activity: An investigation into the relationship between anxiety sensitivity, interoceptive accuracy and action (2019)
Journal Article

The ability to predict the consequences of our actions is imperative for the everyday success of our interactions. From negotiating an uneven surface, to mounting an immune response, we continually infer the limits of our body. The current investigat... Read More about Predicting the consequences of physical activity: An investigation into the relationship between anxiety sensitivity, interoceptive accuracy and action.

Bayesian learning models of pain: A call to action (2018)
Journal Article

Learning is fundamentally about action, enabling the successful navigation of a changing and uncertain environment. The experience of pain is central to this process, indicating the need for a change in action so as to mitigate potential threat to bo... Read More about Bayesian learning models of pain: A call to action.

Using advanced technologies to improve access to treatment, to improve treatment, and to directly alter experience (2018)
Book Chapter

This authoritative handbook—now significantly revised with more than 50% new material—introduces practitioners and students to the state of the art in psychological interventions for managing pain. Leading experts review the most effective treatment... Read More about Using advanced technologies to improve access to treatment, to improve treatment, and to directly alter experience.

Embodied pain - Negotiating the boundaries of possible action (2017)
Journal Article

Pain is a protective strategy, which emerges from on-going interaction between body and world. However, pain is often thought of as a unitary output—an end product experienced as an intrusion upon an often unsuspecting perceiver.55 We know a lot abou... Read More about Embodied pain - Negotiating the boundaries of possible action.

Pain: A statistical account (2017)
Journal Article

Perception is seen as a process that utilises partial and noisy information to construct a coherent understanding of the world. Here we argue that the experience of pain is no different; it is based on incomplete, multimodal information, which is use... Read More about Pain: A statistical account.

Psychological approaches to coping with pain in later life (2016)
Journal Article

A psychological model of coping with the demands of aging is outlined. Chronic pain is conceptualized as a challenge to normal aging, because it threatens identity, risks affective disorder (depression), and interferes with action. The sparse evidenc... Read More about Psychological approaches to coping with pain in later life.

Perceptual inference in chronic pain (2016)
Journal Article

Objective: The experience of chronic pain critically alters one's ability to interact with their environment. One fundamental issue that has received little attention, however, is whether chronic pain disrupts how one perceives their environment in t... Read More about Perceptual inference in chronic pain.

The close proximity of threat: Altered distance perception in the anticipation of pain (2015)
Journal Article

Pain is an experience that powerfully influences the way we interact with our environment. What is less clear is the influence that pain has on the way we perceive our environment. We investigated the effect that the anticipation of experimental pain... Read More about The close proximity of threat: Altered distance perception in the anticipation of pain.

Do people with chronic pain have impaired executive function? A meta-analytical review (2014)
Journal Article

A widely held belief within the clinical community is that chronic pain is associated with cognitive impairment, despite the absence of a definitive systematic review or meta-analysis on the topic. The current systematic review and meta-analysis aime... Read More about Do people with chronic pain have impaired executive function? A meta-analytical review.

Show me the skin! Does seeing the back enhance tactile acuity at the back? (2014)
Journal Article

A growing body of literature associates musculoskeletal disorders with cortical reorganisation. One condition in which reorganisation is established and treatments that 'train the brain' are being widely used is chronic back pain. Recent evidence sug... Read More about Show me the skin! Does seeing the back enhance tactile acuity at the back?.

Perceptual bias in pain: A switch looks closer when it will relieve pain than when it won't (2013)
Journal Article

Pain is fundamental to survival, as are our perceptions of the environment. It is often assumed that we see our world as a read-out of the sensory information that we receive; yet despite the same physical makeup of our surroundings, individuals perc... Read More about Perceptual bias in pain: A switch looks closer when it will relieve pain than when it won't.

Evidence for working memory deficits in chronic pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2013)
Journal Article

People with chronic pain commonly report impaired cognitive function. However, to date, there has been no systematic evaluation of the body of literature concerning cognitive impairment and pain. Nor have modern meta-analytical methods been used to v... Read More about Evidence for working memory deficits in chronic pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Assessing tactile acuity in rheumatology and musculoskeletal medicine-How reliable are two-point discrimination tests at the neck, hand, back and foot? (2013)
Journal Article

Objective. Chronic pain from rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions is associated with cortical changes and altered tactile acuity. Tactile acuity is considered a clinical signature of primary somatosensory representation. The two-point discriminat... Read More about Assessing tactile acuity in rheumatology and musculoskeletal medicine-How reliable are two-point discrimination tests at the neck, hand, back and foot?.

Chronic tension-type headache is associated with impaired motor learning (2013)
Journal Article

Background: Supraspinal activity-dependent neuroplasticity may be important in the transition from acute to chronic pain. We examined neuroplasticity in a cortical region not considered to be a primary component of the central pain matrix in chronic... Read More about Chronic tension-type headache is associated with impaired motor learning.

The effects of graded motor imagery and its components on chronic pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2012)
Journal Article

Graded motor imagery (GMI) is becoming increasingly used in the treatment of chronic pain conditions. The objective of this systematic review was to synthesize all evidence concerning the effects of GMI and its constituent components on chronic pain.... Read More about The effects of graded motor imagery and its components on chronic pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis.