Neurological & Pain Rehabilitation Lab
at the University of Victoria
Neurological & Pain Rehabilitation Lab
at the University of Victoria
RECENT
CONGRESS + EVENTS
Stay up to date with the latest activities of the NPR Lab as we attend conferences and events related to research in pain management and spatial neglect.
Recently, we joined the global conversation at the World Physiotherapy Congress 2025 in Tokyo and took part in the Canadian Pain Society’s session, One Thing, Many Voices.
RECENT
PUBLICATIONS
Follow the latest publications from the NPR Lab!
Our latest publication explored the priorities, challenges, and opportunities identified by Australian physical therapists working with people who experience persistent pain, drawing on focus group discussions with 66 clinicians across the country (Kennedy et al., 2026). Published in Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy.
Dr. David Kennedy
Dr. Kennedy is an Assistant Professor. Dr. Kennedy is U.S. trained physiotherapist with 20+ years of clinical practice experience. His interest is in perception and how it affects movement and function and aims to better understand human movement and reduce motor impairments to improve health outcomes.
In persistent pain, he studies different ways we perceive pain and what influences that perception. He is also doing international education work to improve the public’s understanding of pain.
In stroke, his focus is on unilateral neglect, a condition that results in a perceptual deficit of one side of the person’s world. His current work is trying to improve the assessment of neglect to devise better treatments.
RECENT
CONGRESS + EVENTS
Stay up to date with the latest activities of the NPR Lab as we attend conferences and events related to research in pain management and spatial neglect.
Recently, we joined the global conversation at the World Physiotherapy Congress 2025 in Tokyo and took part in the Canadian Pain Society’s session, One Thing, Many Voices.
RECENT
PUBLICATIONS
Follow the latest publications from the NPR Lab, featuring contributions to the science of pain, spatial neglect, and neurorehabilitation.
Our latest publication explored the priorities, challenges, and opportunities identified by Australian physical therapists working with people who experience persistent pain, drawing on focus group discussions with 66 clinicians across the country (Kennedy et al., 2026). Published in Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy.
Dr. David Kennedy
Dr. Kennedy is an Assistant Professor. Dr. Kennedy is U.S. trained physiotherapist with 20+ years of clinical practice experience. His interest is in perception and how it affects movement and function and aims to better understand human movement and reduce motor impairments to improve health outcomes.
In persistent pain, he studies different ways we perceive pain and what influences that perception. He is also doing international education work to improve the public’s understanding of pain.
In stroke, his focus is on unilateral neglect, a condition that results in a perceptual deficit of one side of the person’s world. His current work is trying to improve the assessment of neglect to devise better treatments.