Mervyn Travers

@MervTravers

Researcher, physio, S&C coach. Interested in pain and strength training. Always one step removed from the causes, but trying to make sense nonetheless.

Perth, Western Australia optimiserehab.com Joined December 2017

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Mervyn Travers @MervTravers Oct 6

Great to see this finally published. Great working with a super team @dibbygibby @Tash_Stanton @Pain_NeuRa @drniamhmoloney @LSchneiderPT Thorvaldur Skuli Palsson, William Gibson and Ben Wand

authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S18…

Mervyn Travers @MervTravers Jul 13, 2025

Really happy to finally have this experiment published….. Diagnostic information can have an immediate effect on pain….. this should inform our clinical interactions.
Spoiler alert: not only were the participants blinded, but they didn’t know the experiment was happening!

Running-Physio Verified account @tomgoom Jul 13, 2025

Fascinating new research from @MervTravers and colleagues suggests that how we describe an injury can have a direct impact on a patient’s pain:
🔗 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

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Mervyn Travers @MervTravers May 28, 2025

I really enjoyed this chat with Jared about pain, active inference and other things.

Jared Powell @JaredPowell12 May 28, 2025

Active inference in rehab with @MervTravers

open.spotify.com/episode/1NJiR9…
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Mervyn Travers @MervTravers Apr 21, 2025

We simulated an episode of acute low back pain.

We told one group that their tissues are just sensitive and they need to keep moving. We told the other group that their tissues were damaged and they need to rest and protect.

Then, we tracked their pain.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

onlinelibrary.wiley.com The Effect of Information on the Time Course of Pain During an Episode of Acute Experimentally... Background We compared the time course of pain intensity ratings between two groups who were given different information during an episode of acute experimentally induced LBP. Methods Fifty weight-...

Mervyn Travers @MervTravers Mar 6, 2025

New preprint suggesting that the VISA-A questionnaire is not ideal for clinical or research uses. Well done to Nigel Travers, Ben Wand, William Gibson, Dana Hince, James Debenham, @pdkirwan @myles_physio

sciencedirect.com/science/articl…