Broadening the Lens Through Which we View Pain and Its Management: An Interview with Mark Johnson

Abstract

Mark Johnson, PhD is Professor of Pain and Analgesia and Director of the Centre for Pain Research at Leeds Beckett University. Having initially trained as a neurophysiologist, Professor Johnson has expanded his research into the science of pain and its management, leading a team of pain scholars at the university. His research covers a wide range of topics including studying the effects of nonpharmacological interventions (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation [TENS], acupuncture, low-level laser therapy and Kinesio tape) for pain management, individuality and pain, epidemiology of pain and more recently health promotion and pain. His expertise spans a range of research methodologies including evidence syntheses such as meta-ethnography and meta-analysis including Cochrane Reviews, as well as conducting clinical trials and laboratory studies. In addition to his research, Professor Johnson is involved in pain education for healthcare professionals, patients, and the general public to provide people with up-to-date knowledge for a better understanding of the science of pain and its management.

Financial & competing interests disclosure

MI Johnson is a member of the Pain Management Editorial Board. They were not involved in any editorial decisions related to the publication of this article. In the previous 5 years, Mark I Johnson’s employer has received income for expert consultancy activities from GSK, TENSCare, and LifeCare Ltd that lie outside of the submitted work. Mark I Johnson declares book royalties from Oxford University Press. The author has no other relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript apart from those disclosed.

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Interview disclosure

The opinions expressed in this interview are those of MI Johnson and do not necessarily reflect the views of Future Medicine Ltd.

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MI Johnson is a member of the Pain Management Editorial Board. They were not involved in any editorial decisions related to the publication of this article. In the previous 5 years, Mark I Johnson’s employer has received income for expert consultancy activities from GSK, TENSCare, and LifeCare Ltd that lie outside of the submitted work. Mark I Johnson declares book royalties from Oxford University Press. The author has no other relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript apart from those disclosed. No writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript.