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The Arthritis Research UK Pain Centre at the University of Nottingham has been created to investigate the mechanisms that lead to the chronic pain experienced by sufferers of arthritis, and to improve the treatment of that pain. The Centre is funded by a substantial award from Arthritis Research UK.
The Director of the Centre is David Walsh, Professor in Rheumatology, and the Deputy Director is Professor Victoria Chapman.
Research is undertaken by a multidisciplinary team based in the Schools of Clinical Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Biosciences and the Institute of Work, Health and Organisations. The team, led by Professors Walsh, Chapman, Auer, Lincoln, Doherty and Scammell, Drs. Kelly and Zhang, bring together expertise in the investigation of:
Psychological aspects, including patients’ beliefs about their pain will be studied alongside magnetic resonance imaging of brain activity. Studies of the peripheral, spinal and brain mechanisms contributing to osteoarthritic pain will further our understanding and predict the potential of novel analgesic targets.
Our mission is to pursue international excellence in multidisciplinary, translational research, thereby enhancing understanding of arthritis pain and improving its treatment.
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Please contact the Administrative Coordinator: Jane Healy
tel: +44(0)115 82 31766
fax: +44(0)115 82 31757
e: paincentre@nottingham.ac.uk
Clinical Sciences BuildingCity HospitalNottingham, NG5 1PB
telephone: +44 (0) 115 823 1766 ext 31766 fax: +44 (0) 115 823 1757 email: paincentre@nottingham.ac.uk