Canadian Physiotherapy Association Pain Science Division
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Paincast is the official podcast of the Pain Science Division at the Canadian Physiotherapy Association. Paincast aims to bring together researchers, clinicians, and students to facilitate discussions about pain and physiotherapy. Please contact paincast.psd@gmail.com if you have any feedback, concerns, or if you’d like to be a guest on the podcast. For older episodes, please visit https://physiotherapy.ca/divisions/pain-science/paincasts/
Ep39: Assessing and Treating Neuropathic Pain (Part 1): Current and Emerging Approaches with Dr. Tara Packham
Paincast
51 minutes 29 seconds
5 months ago
Ep39: Assessing and Treating Neuropathic Pain (Part 1): Current and Emerging Approaches with Dr. Tara Packham
In this episode, we talked about:
Non-pharmacological management options for neuropathic pain
All about the Somatosensory Pain Rehab method
The current research on Somatosensory Pain Rehab
Dr. Tara Packham is an occupational therapist with over 25 years of clinical experience in hand and upper limb rehabilitation, and an assistant professor in the School of Rehabilitation Sciences (SRS) at McMaster University. Tara’s program of research focuses on assessing and addressing persistent pain, and continuing to advance the field of hand rehabilitation. Tara has published and presented extensively for both hand rehabilitation and pain management audiences on persistent pain conditions impacting the upper extremity. Her research spans development and evaluation of outcome measures, refining and testing interventions, and exploring the experiences of persons with health challenges accessing rehabilitation. She is the Editor in Chief at Hand Therapy and currently serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Hand Therapy and Pain Medicine, and on the executive of the Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Special Interest Group at the International Association for the Study of Pain.
Resources
Patient support groups for CRPS: Canada - PARC: Promoting Awareness of RSD and CRPS in Canada https://www.rsdcanada.org/parc/english/index.html / USA - RSDSA https://rsds.org/
Packham, T. L., Spicher, C. J., MacDermid, J. C., Michlovitz, S., & Buckley, D. N. (2018). Somatosensory rehabilitation for allodynia in complex regional pain syndrome of the upper limb: A retrospective cohort study. Journal of Hand Therapy, 31(1), 10-19.
Somatosensory Pain Rehabilitation Network: https://www.neuropain.ch/en/home
Hebert, A., MacDermid, J., Harris, J., & Packham, T. (2024). How should we treat painful sensitivity in the hand? An international e-Delphi study. Journal of Hand Therapy, 37(1), 12-21.
Shafiee, E., MacDermid, J., Packham, T., Grewal, R., Farzad, M., Bobos, P., & Walton, D. (2023). Rehabilitation interventions for complex regional pain syndrome: an overview of systematic reviews. The Clinical Journal of Pain, 39(9), 473-483.
Social Media
X: @TaraLPackham
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tara-packham-21918924/
IMPRinT lab: https://painmovementresearch.healthsci.mcmaster.ca/
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Paincast is the official podcast of the Pain Science Division at the Canadian Physiotherapy Association. Paincast aims to bring together researchers, clinicians, and students to facilitate discussions about pain and physiotherapy. Please contact paincast.psd@gmail.com if you have any feedback, concerns, or if you’d like to be a guest on the podcast. For older episodes, please visit https://physiotherapy.ca/divisions/pain-science/paincasts/