Brendan Mouatt

Making sense of pain: how what we say and do shapes recovery

Objectives:

• Contrast linear and complex-systems models of pain, and why structure alone doesn't determine outcomes.

• Describe sense-making, and how uncertainty and internal models shape pain and recovery.

• Translate persistent pain into language patients understand, using pain science education.

• Apply an interaction-centred approach in everyday lower-limb practice
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Brendan Mouatt

Brendan is a practising Accredited Exercise Physiologist in Adelaide, Australia. For over ten years, Brendan has been a director of multiple private practices in Melbourne and has delivered continuing education internationally since 2016. More recently, in late 2023, Brendan joined the team at Noigroup as CEO.

Brendan’s master’s research (exploring how visual sensory information influences the perception of effort during exercise) and his clinical experience working as an Exercise Physiologist in the musculoskeletal injury and pain field inspired him to pursue a PhD. His doctoral research focuses on how beliefs, behaviours, and perceptions (especially during clinical interactions) impact patients’ recovery from pain, their perception of body, and their engagement with healthcare and physical activity. These research interests underpin Brendan’s passion for education and translating clinical research into practice.