Friends & colleagues attending IASP #WC2024. While some progress has been made, we have a long way to go. Pain medicine, research, & governance without lived experience involvement & focus is simply wrong. Please ask the hard questions & speak to equality. The time is now.

Joletta Belton from ⁦Global Alliance of Partners for Pain Advocacy⁩ expertly linking sessions from Pain and trauma SIG,reminding us to be sensitive to layers of trauma (some induced by structures such as insurance processes and the healthcare system).#WC2024 ⁦PPA⁩

⁦Part of the excellent Pain and Trauma SIG session @ #WC2024 Lester E Jones⁩ explaining how we can use the pain and movement reasoning model to assist with creating a safe environment & to be aware of undisclosed stories.⁦PPA⁩

I’m at the @iasp world congress. I’ll be tweeting in my capacity as co- research officer for the PPA to share information about some of the sessions.

Emily Bartley @ WC2024# explaining that min people with endometriosis and chronic overlapping pain conditions, this is predictive of pain trajectories. PPA

Female pelvic pain session @WC2024 ⁦Meryl Alappattu (she/her)⁩ outlying potential mechanisms in pelvic floor dysfunction ⁦PPA⁩

Thank you for a great Pain and Trauma SIG symposium, so many exciting ideas for the future, fabulous speakers and beautifully woven through by Joletta Belton Pain and Trauma Claire Campbell Dr Whitney Scott Lester E Jones Sigrun Groves-Raines PPA

Lovely to see the work of Dr Selina Johnson Alexandra Waddington & colleagues this morning. A social media questionnaire exploring what matters most to women seeking treatment #pelvicpain #qualityoflife #WC2024 IASP POGP PPA

Physical activity and pain session. Professor Senbo explains the mesocortical system is involved in attenuation of pain via VTA, increased dopamine with exercise reduces pain. ⁦PPA⁩ #WC2024

Exercise usually leads to hypoalgesia but in people experiencing persistent pain, mechanisms are altered and this mechanism is impaired. Professor Senba at #WC2024 PPA

Take home message from Professor Senba, exercise can normalise mesocortico- limbic function and reduce pain #WC2024 ⁦PPA⁩

Wonderful to meet the new Abd and Pelvic Pain team at Katie Gore s fantastic poster on the MSK assessment of persistent #pelvicpain. Follow the APP SIG to hear more from the international abdominopelvic pain community 🌍 IASP POGP PPA #WC2024

Dr Beradi discusses peripheral mechanisms associated with exercise induced hypoalgesia. #WC2024 ⁦PPA⁩

Take home messages from Dr Beradi (IOWA) university regarding immune responses to exercise in clinical populations. PASC = Post Acute Sequelae of Covid #WC2024 ⁦PPA⁩

Lovely to see Greg Booth and hear more about his PhD research IASP

Leila has been IASP this week, sharing her work and tweeting her insights as Co-research Officer for the PPA. Leila is a Consultant Physio in Pain Rehabilitation and a PhD researcher. Follow her for more insights!

CSP BAME NETWORK PUBLIC STATEMENT In light of the recent unrest that has targeted BAME communities across the UK, the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) BAME Network extend our deepest gratitude to everyone who joined the anti-racist protests.

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