Five facts about physiotherapy and neuropathic pain

 

Five facts about physiotherapy and neuropathic pain

The International Association for the Study of Pain named 2026 as the Global Year for Neuropathic Pain. Zoë Harper, Karri Field and Cameron Dickson of the APA Pain national group present five discussion points about this condition.

The Physiotherapy Research Foundation (PRF) has highlighted key messages from the 5 facts article featured in the July 2026 edition of InMotion and produced this infographic.

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About the Authors:

Zoë Harper MACP is an APA Titled Pain Physiotherapist and an APA Titled Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist. Zoë is the senior clinician physiotherapist and clinical coordinator at the Barbara Walker Centre for Pain Management at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne. She is the chair of the APA Pain national group.

Karri Field MACP is an APA Titled Pain Physiotherapist and the physiotherapy principal at the Headache, Neck and Jaw Clinic in Brisbane. Karri is the chair of the Queensland branch of the Pain group.

Cameron Dickson MACP is an APA Titled Pain Physiotherapist and an APA Titled Research Physiotherapist. Cameron is a lecturer and researcher in physiotherapy at Adelaide University. He is the chair of the South Australian branch of the Pain group.

This infographic is a Physiotherapy Research Foundation (PRF) initiative supported by FlexEze – partner of the PRF.

FlexEze, a partner of the PRF