Pain revolution Rural Outreach Tour 2020
Painaustralia was delighted to participate in the launch of this year’s Pain Revolution Rural Outreach Tour along with Libby Coker MP, as riders hit the road with the aim of ‘breaking the cycle’ of chronic pain for Australians in regional locations across the country.
The Rural Outreach Tour is a high-profile pain specific health promotion initiative. The week-long event brings pedal-powered passionate pain professionals into regional communities to share the latest in pain science and best practice care.
Pain Revolution is a collective of researchers, clinicians, consumers, industry partners and peak bodies that aim to improve access to best practice pain care and education in rural and regional communities across Australia. Pain Revolution has been upskilling and supporting country clinicians in pain care through the Local Pain Educator Program (LPE).
After successful tours in NSW, Tasmania and South Australia, the fourth annual Pain Revolution Rural Outreach Tour in 2020 cycled across regional Victoria to provide residents with access to the latest information and support to prevent and overcome persisting pain.
The 37 riders on this Tour covered 750kms over 7 days starting in Geelong on the 7 March and travelling through Frankston, Wonthaggi, Traralagon, Bairnsdale, Bright, Omeo - ending in Wangaratta on Saturday the 14 March. The Pain Revolution riders were also accompanied by the Brain Bus, a traveling learning laboratory which provides interactive pain science education using illusions and virtual reality.
Read our blog on the Tour here.