@BrainStARLab

BrainStAR Lab investigates the neurophysiological processes underpinning musculoskeletal and neurological disorders. Based @westernsydneyu and @QUT

 Sydney, NSW
brainstarlab.com
Joined October 2020
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Rocco Cavaleri@RoccoCavaleriJul 9
Thanks so much to Physio Network for having me on the podcast to discuss chronic pain and brain-based treatments 🧠 ⚡ If you're a clinician or researcher interested in these topics, you can have a listen below! open.spotify.com/episode/5LD…
Physio Network
@PhysioNetworkJul 8
🤔 Why do some people recover from pain quickly while others develop chronic pain? 👉🏻 We have just launched a new episode of Physio Explained with Dr Rocco Cavaleri: Understanding the Complexities of Chronic Pain 😎 In this episode, @RoccoCavaleri explains: • The differences between acute and chronic pain • The role of the nervous system in chronic pain • Practical clinical recommendations for managing patients with chronic pain 📲 Listen to the new episode now: physio.network/listen-podcas… 🎧 Learn from the best in 20 minutes or less - with the Physio Explained podcast Also available on Spotify & Apple Podcasts
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@IASPpain30 Apr 2025
Cavaleri et al. find that widespread pain, reflecting central sensitization, is associated with lower peak alpha frequency when compared with localized pain in people with chronic pelvic pain syndrome. Learn more in #PainReports bit.ly/44BvT9Z
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Cavaleri et al. find that widespread pain, reflecting central sensitization, is associated with lower peak alpha frequency when compared with localized pain in people with chronic pelvic pain syndrome. Learn more in #PainReports bit.ly/44BvT9Z
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We had a great time discussing biomechanics and central nervous system factors that contribute to low back and shoulder pain at @APTAcsm. Thank you, @BiomechanicsSig, for the opportunity to share our work!
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Peak alpha frequency is related to pain spread, but not intensity/ duration, in UCPPS - now published in @PainReportsOPEN ! Grateful to @jjkutch and the AMPL team for all the support during my @FulbrightAUS program. journals.lww.com/painrpts/fu… @heindelm @mclain_nat @RodriguezMDUrol

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@BrainStARLab et al. find that sustained hamstring pain induces enhanced proprioceptive processing and deficits in peripersonal spatial processing. This may hold significance for hamstring reinjury risk and rehabilitation strategies. Learn more in #PAIN bit.ly/4eDZocQ
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This new book chapter on managing neuropathic pain through psychological, physical, and complementary therapies is now available online! Explore evidence-based approaches for a holistic pain management plan. @NellNormanNott @AidanCashin @SylviaGustin2 sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Our recent review published in @PainMedJournal Investigating the effects of non-invasive brain stimulation beyond the motor cortex on QST outcomes in clinical pain populations. Huge team effort! @RoccoCavaleri @AndrewFlood_ @jjkutch @TinoToufexis @QUT @HealthSci_WSU @UC_RISE
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Do differences in peak alpha frequency reflect diagnosis-specific mechanisms?🧠New publication in #EJPain with @mclain_nat and @jjkutch shows that PAF differs between chronic back and chronic widespread pain, with important implications for future work: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3937…
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Congratulations to all the students who participated in the @QUT Biomedical Sciences HDR Symposium. Shout-out to my students Keeley McNally, James Walker, and Dean Biddau - great to see all that hard work paying off.
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Our latest @PAINthejournal paper shows that hamstring pain ENHANCED proprioceptive processing but IMPAIRED peripersonal spatial processing. Interesting implications for reinjury risk and rehabilitation 🦿🧠 Link: tinyurl.com/4wpndjc7 @tendonpain @Tash_Stanton @SimonJSummers
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Read “Clinical improvements due to specific effects and placebo effects in conservative interventions and changes observed with no treatment in RCTs of patients with CNSLBP” by @JulieKRPedersen et al. in #PAIN bit.ly/3whK99q

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As a visiting post-doc at @CNAP_AAU, @DrNahianC did this exciting study💪. We show the analgesic effects of rTMS to the posterior superior insular in healthy subjects. Cortical inhibitory processes were involved in the analgesic effects (assessed by TMS evoked EEG responses). 👇
Sammy Millard@millard_sammy16 May 2024
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Enrico De Martino, @dennisboye87, @daspainbrain, Siobhan Schabrun, @daniel_ciampi, @GravenNielsen 🤓
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Original: @ariane_suhood (@BrainStARLab) and team unveil patterns of corticomotor reorganization that may contribute to functional deficits following acute hamstring injury Read the full article here: jpain.org/article/S1526-5900…
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📢📢📢 New paper alert! The much overlooked 'tonic' orienting reflex plays an important role in the fundamental #learning process of #habituation! #psychophysiology #EEG #orienting @AdeleCave87 sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Tian et al. find that unusual electrophysiological properties of nociceptor cell bodies enable the development of spontaneous discharge that may promote ongoing pain. Learn more in #PAIN bit.ly/4aEjGBd
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Wonderful to see this in print @CMAJ 👇 The clinical course of acute, subacute and persistent low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis Thanks to a stellar team 💫 @MaryOKeeffe007 @MervTravers @Dr_Flick_ @SimonJSummers @BelindaLangePT ++ cmaj.ca/content/196/2/E29
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My @FulbrightAUS scholarship @USC officially starts this week! It was fantastic meeting @jjkutch & the AMPL team in person and receiving such a warm welcome to LA. Very excited for the challenges and opportunities to come over the next few months! @westernsydneyu @HealthSci_WSU
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What a star! 🤩 Congrats @RoccoCavaleri on your #AAUT citation. So on cue with #HEAccord in supporting student success. @HealthSci_WSU @westernsydneyu #fullbrightscholar @uniaus
Rocco Cavaleri@RoccoCavaleri26 Feb 2024
Excited to have received a national citation for my contributions to student learning from @uniaus #AAUT 🥳I love my job and seeing the transformative impact that tertiary education has on students and their careers is incredibly rewarding @westernsydneyu @HealthSci_WSU
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