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Dr Ghazala Tabasam

Senior Lecturer

Dr Ghazala Tabasam is a Senior Lecturer in Physiology and a core team member of the pain research team in the School of Health.

Ghazala has been investigating the non-pharmacological interventions for pain relief and assessing the analgesic effectiveness of different stimulating parameters of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and interferential current stimulation (IFT) for more than 22 years. Ghazala has presented her research at national and international conferences and published in peer reviewed journals.

Ghazala and the pain research team conduct laboratory studies on healthy humans as well as conducting evidence based reviews. Ghazala is interested in factors influencing pain sensitivity response (e.g. gender, ethnocultural, obesity) and the effectiveness and factors influencing response to electrotherapy (TENS and IFT).

Ghazala is also involved with the Unmasking Pain project exploring creative approaches to telling stories of life with persistent pain that is funded by the Arts Council England and the Rethinking pain project which is a new community-based chronic pain service available to all Primary Care Networks across Bradford District & Craven. The pain research team showcase their work at regular pain showcase events and also at public engagement events including the Royal Society Summer Exhibition and Asia Techfest.

Current Teaching

BSc (H) taught course provision including Biomedical Sciences, Dietetics, Human Nutrition, Nursing, Physiotherapy.

Post-graduate research provision including MSc Biomedical Sciences.

Research Interests

Current research topics include gender and pain responses and evaluations of the effectiveness of TENS and IFC for the management of pain. Research conducted within the pain research team is regularly presented at conferences and published in peer reviewed journals and reaches a wide audience of health care professionals. It is also incorporated into our teaching practices.