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Topic Name: Bath Pain Management Unit has developed an observational tool
Category: Biomedical
Research persons: University of Bath, uk
Location: School for Health, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
Details
Pain has an adverse effect on movement and
limits functional ability. Identifying inappropriate patterns of movement in
everyday yet complex tasks such as walking is vital in the provision and the
efficacy of therapy. However, there is a dearth of information related to
impaired gait in chronic pain sufferers.
The Bath Pain Management Unit has developed an
observational tool to quantify characteristics of
walking in chronic pain
patients (Clarke 2007). Although this has had some success in quantifying
walking impairments, the reliability of the tool still needs to be improved.
This project will utilise simple
biomechanical
tools to evaluate walking patterns in this patient group and use this
information to develop a clinically viable gait tool.
This project will help address not only the need
for clinically viable gait analysis tools for the chronic pain population but
also the poverty that can be present in existing gait tools available for
routine clinical practice.
For full details about the research,
download the PDF
poster.
About Chronic Pain:
Chronic pain was originally defined as pain that
has lasted 6 months or longer. More recently it has been defined as pain that
persists longer than the temporal course of natural healing, associated with a
particular type of injury or disease process.
The International Association for the Study of Pain defines pain as "an
unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential
tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage." It is important to note
that pain is subjective in nature and is defined by the person experiencing it,
and the medical community's understanding of chronic pain now includes the
impact that the mind has in processing and interpreting pain signals.
Contact details :
If you are interested in finding out more about
this research, please contact Tom Stone.
Mr Tom Stone
tel: 01225 383448 (University)
tel: 01225 473413 (Hospital)
email: ts241@bath.ac.uk
Sport and Exercise Science Team
School for Health
University of Bath
Bath
BA2 7AY
Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases
NHS foundation Trust
Upper Borough Walls
Bath
BA1 1RL
About
School for Health
The School for Health was established within the
University of Bath on 1 August 2003. It was recognised that research and
teaching of a high standard in the health-related disciplines takes place
throughout various parts of the University, and that a School for Health could
build on this foundation by integrating current research and teaching activity.
The aim is for the School to create synergies and added value where possible, by
identifying and facilitating opportunities for academic collaboration and new
developments. Positive engagement with the health sector is crucial for any
higher education institution that wishes to maintain and develop a broad
research base, especially in the life sciences. The School for Health creates a
single, high profile entity, through which such links with the health sector can
be channelled, co-ordinated and developed.
The establishment of a School for Health also
contributes to the fulfilment of the University’s overall objectives by
expanding and diversifying the research base at the University, in areas which
clearly relate to the real world of applications, by engaging in teaching that
relates to the world of work, and by building external links with the public
services and other bodies concerned with health and social care.
Current activities and
future developments
The School is now in its third year of operation
and expanding strongly. It currently delivers one undergraduate programme, the
BSc (Hons)
programme in Sport and Exercise Science, which was launched in 1997 and is
now one of the most popular programmes in the University. The programme received
one of the highest student satisfaction scores amongst all courses across the
University in the 2005 Sunday Times University Guide. It has been consistently
voted the number one programme in Sports Science in the UK by The Guardian
University Guide for the past four years. The School also has overall
responsibility for all teaching offered by the
Department of Sports Development and
Recreation, including the
BA in Sports Coaching, from the Department of Education, and the developing
Foundation Degrees.
At postgraduate level the School for Health
offers a range of distance learning courses, offering a variety of MScs /
Diplomas / Certificates in
Mental Health,
Healthcare Informatics,
Healthcare
Information Governance,
Primary Care
Rheumatology and
Sport and Exercise Medicine. In September 2005, the School launched the
Professional
Doctorate in Health. This innovative programme enables busy health and
social care professionals to study for a Doctorate which reflects their
professional expertise and interests, and provides them with formal research
training and support.
The School also hosts the
RCGP Learning Unit,
responsible for the highly regarded
Professional Development
Series offering structured distance education courses for general
practitioners and allied health professionals.
The research strategy of the School for Health
is to develop a portfolio of what has been termed ‘double-hurdle’ research. That
is to say, research that is both of the highest academic standard and has
applications in the real world, making a contribution to regional, national and
international health agendas. The close link with the local Bath and Swindon
Research and Development
Support Unit (RDSU) furthers the research emphasis and expertise.
Meet representatives from
the University
If you are are based overseas and are
considering applying for one of our programmes, or would like to find out more
about the School for Health and The University of Bath, visit the
International Office website to see when we will next be visiting your
region. We can arrange for you to meet with representatives of the University to
discuss any queries you may have.
Address: School for Health, University of Bath,
Bath BA2 7AY, Tel: +44 1225 383860
Related Important Links:
http://www.bath.ac.uk/pain-management/
http://www.guide-information.org.uk/guidelist.aspx?recid=G30155
http://rheumatic.org/weg.htm
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/chronic_pain/chronic_pain.htm
http://www.fda.gov/FDAC/features/2004/204_pain.html
http://www.neurologychannel.com/chronicpain/
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