21.02.2024
Mind The Gap study with CPNN+ & NIHR Exeter Biomedical Research Centre (BRC)
Mind The Gap: Steps towards precision rehabilitation in chronic pain
Our P.I (Prof. Ben Seymour) and one of our co-investigators (Dr. Sam Hughes) have collaborated with Dr. Will Young (Project Lead), Dr. Gavin Buckingham & Dr. Sonia Medina – Hernandez (Translational Fellowship) on a new study using VR technology to understand the neurobiological mechanisms of chronic pain to develop effective treatments.
The team hope to improve our understanding of the brain’s role in chronic lower back pain (CLBP) and develop a new method to measure changes in symptoms and underlying causes after treatments. For more information, please visit https://www.exeterbrc.nihr.ac.uk/research-projects/mind-the-gap/
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‘What We Carry’ exhibited at The Corridor Gallery
Our recent chronic pain PPI project, 'What We Carry: Living with Pain' is currently on exhibition at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, within The Corridor Gallery until 6th December 2025.
PPI Project – ‘What We Carry: Living with Pain’
Amplifying Voices in Pain Research. This powerful project explores chronic pain through photography, writing, and storytelling. The work – created in collaboration with pain sufferers – gives voice to experiences often invisible and misunderstood, offering both a creative outlet and vital insight for researchers and clinicians.
New Oxford-led project aims to revolutionise chronic pain treatment
The University of Oxford is to lead a new six-year, £11 million project backed by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) which aims develop a new generation of personalised treatments capable of reducing or abolishing chronic pain.