'The brain may have rewired in such a way that it's causing pain to continue,' suggests researcher

A pioneering research initiative at St. Joseph’s Health Care London is aiming to change the way chronic pain is understood, diagnosed, and treated—an advance with significant implications for health and safety leaders across Canada’s workplaces.

Led by Dr. Siobhan Schabrun, Acting Director and Professor in the School of Physical Therapy at Western University and the William and Lynn Gray Endowed Research Chair in Mobility and Activity at St. Joseph’s, the project is part of a $66 million, 10-year research partnership funded by Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) . The initiative seeks to make the invisible burden of chronic pain more visible, reduce stigma, and improve o

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