Associate Professor and Pain Researcher, University of Cape Town
The African Pain Research Initiative seeks to understand how we can come to feel pain without tissue damage - because persistent, unhelpful pain is one of the most burdensome health problems in the world. If we could make sense of the mechanisms that result in this type of pain, we could design treatment to target those mechanisms and relieve or prevent persistent pain. My research brings aspects of neuroscience, psychology, physiology, and immunology into both observational and basic experimental studies in humans, to make sense of the complex interactions between systems that underpin pain.

Some people say they have a high pain threshold. Here’s why
Dec 09, 2024 02:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Weve all heard someone claim they have a high pain threshold as if its a mark of strength or resilience. But does science support the idea that some people genuinely feel less pain than others? Pain is an experience...