{"podcast":{"title":"Paincast","slug":"paincast-6663821","podcast_index_feed_id":6663821,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/paincastpsd/feed.xml","website_url":"https://paincastpsd.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/16012985/Paincast_1400_x_1400_px__72bun5.png","author":"Canadian Physiotherapy Association Pain Science Division","episode_count":49,"summary":"Paincast is an effort of the Pain Science Division at the Canadian Physiotherapy Association. Paincast brings together researchers, clinicians, and students to facilitate knowledge translation, discussion, and critical thinking on topics related to pain and physiotherapy. The views expressed in each episode are of individual guests, do not constitute medical advice, and do not represent the views of the Pain Science Division or the Canadian Physiotherapy Association. Follow us on Instagram @paincast.psd. While there is an effort to incorporate research evidence in the episodes, and the topic is researched by the host, we recognize there is room for improvement and there is expertise in the community. As such, we invite constructive critique and that you inform us of any inadvertent errors, so that we may correct them. You may submit feedback through this form: https://forms.gle/BQ4KymfsCuTSFGaX7. You may contact Tiffany Tiu at paincast.psd@gmail.com if you have any other inquiries.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-19T12:19:09.199341+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/paincast-6663821"},"episode":{"title":"Ep39: Assessing and Treating Neuropathic Pain (Part 1): Current and Emerging Approaches with Dr. Tara Packham","slug":"ep39-assessing-and-treating-neuropathic-pain-part-1-current-and-emerging-approaches-with-dr-tara-packham","published_at":"2025-05-27T05:23:40+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/paincast-6663821/ep39-assessing-and-treating-neuropathic-pain-part-1-current-and-emerging-approaches-with-dr-tara-packham","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/paincast-6663821","url":"https://paincastpsd.podbean.com/e/ep39-assessing-and-treating-neuropathic-pain-part-1-current-and-emerging-approaches-with-dr-tara-packham/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/6c66ufjv63krkkgq/Tara_Packham_Part_1_fullaeuc5.mp3","summary":"In this episode, we talked about: Non-pharmacological management options for neuropathic pain All about the Somatosensory Pain Rehab method The current research on Somatosensory Pain Rehab Dr. Tara Packham is an occupational therapist with over 25 years of clinical experience in hand and upper limb rehabilitation, and an assistant professor in the School of Rehabilitation Sciences (SRS) at McMaster University. Tara’s program of research focuses on assessing and addressing persistent pain, and continuing to advance the field of hand rehabilitation. Tara has published and presented extensively for both hand rehabilitation and pain management audiences on persistent pain conditions impacting the upper extremity. Her research spans development and evaluation of outcome measures, refining and testing interventions, and exploring the experiences of persons with health challenges accessing rehabilitation. She is the Editor in Chief at Hand Therapy and currently serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Hand Therapy and Pain Medicine, and on the executive of the Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Special Interest Group at the International Association for the Study of Pain. Resources Patient support groups for CRPS: Canada - PARC: Promoting Awareness of RSD and CRPS in Canada https://www.rsdcanada.org/parc/english/index.html / USA - RSDSA https://rsds.org/ Packham, T. L., Spicher, C. J., MacDermid, J. C., Michlovitz, S., & Buckley, D. N. (2018). Somatosensory rehabilitation for allodynia in complex regional pain syndrome of the upper limb: A retrospective cohort study. Journal of Hand Therapy, 31(1), 10-19. Somatosensory Pain Rehabilitation Network: https://www.neuropain.ch/en/home Hebert, A., MacDermid, J., Harris, J., & Packham, T. (2024). How should we treat pain…","meta_description":"In this episode, we talked about: Non-pharmacological management options for neuropathic pain All about the Somatosensory Pain Rehab method The current re…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3089,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/paincast-6663821/episodes/ep39-assessing-and-treating-neuropathic-pain-part-1-current-and-emerging-approaches-with-dr-tara-packham/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/paincast-6663821/ep39-assessing-and-treating-neuropathic-pain-part-1-current-and-emerging-approaches-with-dr-tara-packham.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}