Reducing chronic bladder pain and harmful pain control

With a better understanding of bladder pain and better ways to treat it, Dr Grundy hopes to alleviate suffering for many Australians and people across the world – and to reduce their reliance on harmful pain control.

The pioneering study results have now been published in the international journal Pain, and Dr Grundy has since received a three-year research fellowship focused on chronic bladder pain following treatment for bladder cancer.

He says Flinders’ Impact Seed Funding was fundamental to his research and career success.

“In our tough funding environment, grants like these are absolutely critical to the development of track records for early career researchers,” says Dr Grundy.

“They provide an opportunity to pursue independent research ideas and collaborations, develop the skills required to administer grants, and generate proof of concept data for larger grant applications.”

Based on his early research success, Dr Grundy is now applying for over $1 million in grants from national funding bodies, that will greatly expand his work to reduce chronic bladder pain.

He says he would not be where he is today without the community’s support.

“Barely a day goes by without thinking about the positive impact this grant has had on my career. I will be forever thankful to the donors for the support I received.”

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