Bronwyn Thompson, PhD, MSc (Psych): Making the First Contact

2022-06-12T11:00:21+10:00October 18, 2021|Blog, Health Management, Research|

There's so much to love about Bronwyn's work. As a resource that is so heavily focused on the identity and experience of the person living with chronic pain, PainTrain My Health Summary believe the approaches explained by Bronwyn is key to successfully helping people manage their complex journeys. A patient's introduction to a new practitioner is a stressful time and one that requires clear communication and empathy. A PainTrain health summary works as an exceptional aid to this scenario. Empowering patients by listening and grasping their experiences as well as accepting them without judgment should be step one in the management of chronic pain. Thank you Bronnie!

PainTrain and the Pain Revolution fundraiser

2019-08-04T14:50:24+10:00April 29, 2018|Blog, Research|

We're thrilled to announce that with the donations of some special few people, PainTrain raised $824.64 of their $1,000 goal! Pain Revolution's goal was $80,000 and together with PainTrain, 33 other fundraisers raised $76,925 of that goal! For full details about the Ride for Pain visit the Pain Revolution website To get us to our goal (it's not too late!), please visit the Everyday Hero campaign.  

User Experience (UX) Research

2019-08-04T14:50:31+10:00March 12, 2018|Blog, Research|

User Experience is a hot topic right now in the digital health world and so the PainTrain team are hot onto it. Thank you to Irith Williams who leads PainTrain through this process and also to Lissanthea Taylor for introducing us to her incredibly resourceful friend! Who better than to begin the UX process than our founder, Soula, who initially had to map out her patient journey (pictured above) before delving into a very cathartic process with sticky [...]

Pain Train: An Ambassador for the Pain Revolution 2018

2019-08-04T14:51:39+10:00January 21, 2018|Blog, Research|

Pain Train: Ambassador for the Pain Revolution 2018 (Soula Mantalvanos Jan 19, 2018 pudendalnerve.com.au)   (Cut to the chase, I want to support the Pain Revolution 2018!!!) I’ve got a soft spot for Professor Lorimer Moseley. In Feb 2011 I had just had the peripheral stimulation implant op and was slowly emerging from my darkest days. Alone at home while Theo started a new full time job and staring at our shut down graphic design business I was [...]

Takes more than an app to explain pain

2019-08-04T14:53:38+10:00September 2, 2017|Blog, Research|

Body in Mind posted this excellent research from Marina Pinheiro and Gustavo Machado about the abundant health apps out there; What App is Good for My Back? Pulse+IT also recently posted their story, There’s a bad app for That. There are various purposes health apps are made. From where I’m standing, my app was never a promise to solve a health problem – that’s impossible. I’ve been asked many times why Pain Train isn’t available as an app. [...]

Tame the Beast

2017-07-25T10:01:48+10:00July 25, 2017|Blog, Research|

We couldn’t resist sharing this humorous but realistic animation about chronic pain. Professor Lorimer Moseley has played a key role in our founder’s pain management. But what we love most about this animation, is the simple way in which it communicates the monstrous chronic pain experience – we agree, it is a beast! […]

This Train is Bound For… Wholeville: A Travel Guide for the Perplexed

2019-08-04T14:54:37+10:00September 26, 2016|Blog, Research|

Conceived and written by John Quintner and Melanie Galbraith for Arthritis and Osteoporosis WA as our contribution to the Consumer Education Sub-group, WA Pain Health. So you have decided to board our train. We are pleased to offer you some advice along the way to help make your long journey more informative and understandable. Here is the route this train will take. […]

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