Richard Thompson

My research focuses on pain and primary care psysiotherapy. I want to develop tools and educational materials that improve the management of musculoskeletal pain in healthcare.

Development of digital educational tool to promote self-care of pain disorders

I am a PhD student in the PainSMART project that develops and evaluates the effects of digital educational tools on pain.

About me

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2008 Bachelor of Physiotherapy (BSc), St. George's, University of London
2019 Master of Science (MSc), Advanced Physiotherapy, University of Hertfordshire
2023 Admitted to LiU as PhD student

Publications

Richard Thompson, Marten Prosell, Toomas Timpka (2021)

Elite athletes experiences of musculoskeletal pain management using neuroanatomical dry needling: A qualitative study in Swedish track and field

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2025

Richard Thompson, Maria Fors, Jessica Andrée, Ann-Sofi Kammerlind, Kajsa Johansson (2025) Measurement properties of the Swedish Brief Pain Coping Inventory-2 in patients seeking primary care physiotherapy for musculoskeletal pain Scandinavian Journal of Pain, Vol. 25, Article 20250026 (Article in journal)

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Richard Thompson, Maria Fors, Ann-Sofi Kammerlind, Pia Tingström, Allan Abbott, Kajsa Johansson (2025) The PainSMART project: Protocol for a research program on effectiveness, mechanisms of effect and patient-practitioner experiences of the PainSMART-strategy as an adjunct to usual primary care physiotherapy management for musculoskeletal pain PLOS ONE, Vol. 20, Article e0316806 (Article in journal)

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Research

I, together with Kajsa Johansson and Allan Abbott, founded the PainSMART project in 2021 to try to develop and improve the care of musculoskeletal pain in primary care.

Organisation

Unit of Physiotherapy

We are about 45 employees who together develop further teaching and research in physiotherapy. The link between clinical and academic activities is strong.

A physiotherapist in a blue shirt is standing to the left of a woman in a pink shirt doing an exercise. You can not see their faces.

Division of Prevention, Rehabilitation and Community Medicine (PRNV)

We are an interdisciplinary division that consists of three units: Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, and Clinical Medicine.

Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences (HMV)

The research areas at HMV include experimental basic research to clinical, social and public health research. We conduct high-quality education in the sought-after care professions.