Ep. 5 Pain in Practice—Neuro/TBI | Jane Bradshaw MACP

Neurological injury changes how pain is experienced and expressed. Jane Bradshaw shares insights into chronic pain following neurological conditions and traumatic brain injury. This episode challenges assumptions and expands clinical thinking. Jane Bradshaw MACP is an APA Titled Pain Physiotherapist with 40 years of experience working in gerontology, chronic pain and rehabilitation. She is currently working at the Be Pain Smart Clinic at the Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, a clinic for people with chronic pain and spinal cord injury and/or traumatic brain injury. In 2021 Jane completed a Master of Health Service Management at the University of Tasmania and has researched the importance of kindness, listening and connection in chronic and complex care. ----- Sophie Shephard MACP is a Wagga Wagga-based APA Titled Pain Physiotherapist, the founder of Vive Pain and Fatigue and a PhD candidate at Charles Sturt University. She has a special interest in pain, fatigue and invisible illness stemming from her own lived experience of myalgic encephalomyelitis. Matt Fa APAM is a Sydney-based physiotherapist with over a decade of experience across diverse clinical settings, currently he is working as senior physiotherapist in a tertiary pain centre within the Northern Sydney Local Health District. He has a passion for improving quality of life for people living with chronic pain and helping physiotherapists feel confident and supported in their practice.