Dr Jane Chalmers

Senior Lecturer, Pain Science

School of Allied Health and Human Performance

College of Health

Available For Media Comment.


Dr Jane Chalmers (PhD, B.Physio) is a Senior Lecturer in Pain Sciences at the University of South Australia. She is the leader of the pelvic pain theme under the Innovation, Implementation And Clinical Translation in Health (IIMPACT) research concentration at the University of South Australia. 
Her research focuses on understanding pelvic pain in both women and men. Her work ranges from basic science through to implementation research and she is particularly interested in the role of pain education and other physiotherapy interventions in recovery from pelvic pain. 
Jane has a passion for science dissemination, regularly writing pieces for The Conversation, giving media interviews, and presenting at conferences on the topics of pelvic pain and women's health. 
Jane has supervised several Honours, Masters, and PhD students to completion, and is always looking for more HDR students. 

Date Position Institution name
2020 - ongoing Senior Lecturer in Pain Science University of South Australia

Date Institution name Country Title
2013 - 2018 University of South Australia Australia PhD
2008 - 2011 University of South Australia Australia B. Physio (Hons)

Year Citation
2025 Maple, S., Bezak, E., Chalmers, K. J., & Parange, N. (2025). Ultrasound of the uterosacral ligaments: a reliability study for diagnosing endometriosis in Australian non-specialised medical imaging and radiology settings. AJUM, 28(1), 1-11.
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2025 Mardon, A. K., Leake, H. B., Wilson, M. V., Karran, E. L., Parker, R., Malani, R., . . . Chalmers, K. J. (2025). Pain science education concepts for pelvic pain: an e-Delphi of expert clinicians. Frontiers In Pain Research, 6(1498996), 1-11.
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2025 Mardon, A. K., Wilson, D., Leake, H. B., Harvie, D., Andrade, A., Chalmers, K. J., . . . Moseley, G. L. (2025). The acceptability, feasibility, and usability of a virtual reality pain education and rehabilitation program for Veterans: a mixed-methods study. Frontiers in Pain Research, 6(1535915), 1-15.
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2025 Chalmers, K. J., Slater, L., Crudden, K., Ryan, E., Symons, R., Dwyer, S., . . . Catley, M. J. (2025). Screening psychological factors in pelvic pain: validation of the pelvic pain psychological screening questionnaire (3PSQ). Journal Of Pain, 37(105552), 1-9.
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2025 Chalmers, K. J., Dardaneliotis, J., Malik, A., & Armour, M. (2025). How do Australian physiotherapists clinically manage people with symptomatic endometriosis and vulvodynia? A survey of current practice among Australian physiotherapists.. Australian & New Zealand Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 1-9.
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2024 Mardon, A. K., Leake, H. B., Szeto, K., Moseley, G. L., & Chalmers, K. J. (2024). Recommendations for patient education in the management of persistent pelvic pain: a systematic review of clinical practice guidelines. Pain, 165(6), 1207-1216.
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2024 Chalmers, K. J. (2024). Clinical assessment and management of vaginismus. Australian journal of general practice, 53(1-2), 37-41.
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2024 Mardon, A. K., Chalmers, K. J., Heathcote, L. C., Curtis, L. A., Freedman, L., Malani, R., . . . Leake, H. B. (2024). "I wish I knew then what I know now" - pain science education concepts important for female persistent pelvic pain: a reflexive thematic analysis. Pain, 165(9), 1990-2001.
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2024 Xie, T., Chalmers, K. J., Moseley, G. L., & Wallwork, S. B. (2024). What resources do people with persistent pain use to help them better understand their pain? A cross-sectional survey. Health Education Journal, 83(3), 309-320.
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2024 Mitchell, A. M., Rajapakse, D., Peate, M., Chalmers, K. J., Kamper, S. J., Frawley, H., . . . Lensen, S. (2024). The 'most bothersome symptom' construct: a qualitative study of Australians living with endometriosis. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 103(8), 1625-1633.
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2024 Crouch, S., Baranoff, J., Bunzli, S., Mardon, M., & Chalmers, K. J. (2024). I’m in charge, but not always in control: A qualitative exploration of female’s beliefs and knowledge about their pelvic pain. Clinical Journal of Pain, 40(11), 673-683.
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2024 Mitchell, A. M., Lensen, S., Kamper, S. J., Frawley, H., Cheng, C., Healey, M., & Chalmers, K. J. (2024). The most impactful endometriosis symptom: an international, cross-sectional, two-round survey study. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 103(9), 1736-1744.
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2024 Maple, S., Bezak, E., Chalmers, K. J., & Parange, N. (2024). Relationship between ultrasound diagnosis, symptoms and pain scale score on examination in patients with uterosacral ligament endometriosis. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 13(22), 1-15.
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2024 Pithavadian, R., Dune, T., Chalmers, J., & Ramanathan, V. (2024). The interrelationship between women's help-seeking experiences for vaginismus and their sense of self: a qualitative study and abductive analysis. Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, 12(1), 1-24.
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2024 Pithavadian, R., Chalmers, J., Ramanathan, V., & Dune, T. (2024). People discuss the men who can't get it up, but what about the women who can't get it in? Women's help-seeking experiences for sexual pain-penetration disorder. SSM - Qualitative Research in Health, 6, 1-10.
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2024 Pithavadian, R., Dune, T., & Chalmers, J. (2024). Patients' recommendations to improve help-seeking for vaginismus: a qualitative study. BMC Women's Health, 24(1, article no. 203), 1-11.
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2024 Green, R., Mardon, A. K., Beaumont, T., Phillips, K., & Chalmers, K. J. (2024). The accessibility of pelvic health physiotherapy for adolescents with persistent pelvic pain: a qualitative framework analysis. Physiotherapy Theory And Practice, 40(5), 973-982.
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2023 Maple, S., Chalmers, K. J., Bezak, E., Henry, K., & Parange, N. (2023). Ultrasound Characteristics and Scanning Techniques of Uterosacral Ligaments for the Diagnosis of Endometriosis: A Systematic Review.. J Ultrasound Med, 42(6), 1193-1209.
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2023 Chalmers, K. J. (2023). Appraisal of clinical practice guideline: clinical practice guidelines: pregnancy care. Journal of Physiotherapy, 69(4), 277.
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2023 Mardon, A. K., Leake, H. B., Hayles, C., Henry, M. L., Neumann, P. B., Moseley, G. L., & Chalmers, K. J. (2023). The efficacy of self-management strategies for females with endometriosis: a systematic review. Reproductive Sciences, 30(2), 390-407.
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2023 Pithavadian, R., Chalmers, J., & Dune, T. (2023). The experiences of women seeking help for vaginismus and its impact on their sense of self: An integrative review. Women's Health, 19, 1-19.
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2023 Fogarty, S., McInerney, C., Chalmers, J., Veale, K., & Hay, P. (2023). The effectiveness of massage in managing pregnant women with pelvic girdle pain: a randomised controlled crossover feasibility study. International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork: Research, Education, and Practice, 16(4), 5-19.
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2022 Chalmers, J. (2022). Critically appraised paper: Task-oriented exercise improved disability, pain and quality of life compared with general physiotherapy for surgically treated proximal humeral fractures [synopsis]. Journal of Physiotherapy, 68(1), 72.
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2022 Neumann, P. B., Radi, N., Gerdis, T. L., Tonkin, C., Wright, C., Chalmers, K. J., & Nurkic, I. (2022). Development of a multinational, multidisciplinary competency framework for physiotherapy training in pessary management: an E-Delphi study. International Urogynecology Journal, 33(2), 253-265.
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2022 Chalmers, K. J. (2022). Commentary on 'the role of psychological flexibility, perceived injustice, and body-image in Vulvodynia: a longitudinal study' by Chisari et al.. European Journal of Pain (United Kingdom), 26(1), 5-6.
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2022 Drage, K. J., Aghera, M., MacKellar, P., Twentyman, R., Jacques, A., Chalmers, K. J., . . . Thompson, J. (2022). The relationship between symptom severity, bother and psychological factors in women with pelvic organ prolapse: a cross-sectional observational study. Neurourology and Urodynamics, 41(1), 423-431.
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2022 Mardon, A. K., Leake, H. B., Szeto, K., Astill, T., Hilton, S., Moseley, G. L., & Chalmers, K. J. (2022). Treatment recommendations for the management of persistent pelvic pain: a systematic review of international clinical practice guidelines. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 129(8), 1248-1260.
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2021 Chalmers, K. J., & Elkins, M. R. (2021). Pelvic health. Journal of Physiotherapy, 68(1), 5-6.
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2021 Stirling, J., Chalmers, K. J., & Chipchase, L. (2021). The role of the physiotherapist in treating survivors of sexual assault. Journal of Physiotherapy, 67(1), 1-2.
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2021 Pontifex, A., Savin, C., Park, C., Nunes, A. F., Chalmers, K. J., Neumann, P. B., . . . Thompson, J. A. (2021). How might we screen for psychological factors in people with pelvic pain? An e-Delphi study. Physical Therapy, 101(4), 1-10.
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2021 Summers, S. J., Chalmers, K. J., Wallwork, S. B., & Leake, H. B. (2021). Interrogating cortical representations in elite athletes with persistent posterior thigh pain - new targets for intervention?. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 24(2), 135-140.
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2021 Chalmers, K. J., & Elkins, M. R. (2021). Sex and gender in physiotherapy research. Journal of Physiotherapy, 67(4), 238-239.
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2021 Fogarty, S., & Chalmers, K. J. (2021). Labour induction massage: a thematic content analysis of Australian massage therapists' website pages. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 45(101461), 1-6.
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2021 Mardon, A. K., Leake, H. B., & Chalmers, K. J. (2021). A review of chronic pelvic pain in women. JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association, 302(21), 2206-2208.
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2021 Cavaleri, R., Chipchase, L. S., Summers, S. J., Chalmers, J., & Schabrun, S. M. (2021). The relationship between corticomotor reorganization and acute pain severity: a randomized, controlled study using rapid transcranial magnetic stimulation mapping. Pain medicine, 22(6), 1312-1323.
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2020 Sinclair, J., Smith, C. A., Abbott, J., Chalmers, K. J., Pate, D. W., & Armour, M. (2020). Cannabis use, a self-management strategy among Australian women with endometriosis: results from a national online survey. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, 42(3), 256-261.
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2020 Summers, S. J., Chalmers, K. J., Cavaleri, R., & Chipchase, L. S. (2020). Fear of movement is associated with corticomotor depression in response to acute experimental muscle pain. Experimental Brain Research, 238(9), 1945-1955.
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2020 Armour, M., Ferfolja, T., Curry, C., Hyman, M. S., Parry, K., Chalmers, K. J., . . . Holmes, K. (2020). The prevalence and educational impact of pelvic and menstrual pain in Australia: a national online survey of 4202 young women aged 13-25 years. Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, 33(5), 511-518.
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2019 Armour, M., Ee, C., Naidoo, D., Ayati, Z., Chalmers, K. J., Steel, K. A., . . . Delshad, E. (2019). Exercise for dysmenorrhoea. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2019(9, article no. CD004142), 1-60.
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2019 Armour, M., Sinclair, J., Chalmers, K. J., & Smith, C. A. (2019). Self-management strategies amongst Australian women with endometriosis: a national online survey. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 19(1), 1-8.
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2019 Chalmers, K. J., & Madden, V. J. (2019). Shifting beliefs across society would lay the foundation for truly biopsychosocial care. Journal of Physiotherapy, 65(3), 121-122.
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2019 Chalmers, K. J., Catley, M. J., Evans, S. F., & Moseley, G. L. (2019). The impact of female chronic pelvic pain questionnaire (IF-CPPQ): a validation study. The Clinical journal of pain, 35(11), 923.
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2018 Reid, E. J., Braithwaite, F. A., Wallwork, S. B., Harvie, D., Chalmers, K. J., Spence, C., . . . Moseley, G. L. (2018). Spatially-defined motor deficits in people with unilateral complex regional pain syndrome. Cortex, 104, 154-162.
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2017 Chalmers, K. J., Catley, M. J., Evans, S. F., & Moseley, G. L. (2017). Clinical assessment of the impact of pelvic pain on women. PAIN, 158(3), 498-504.
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2016 Stanton, T. R., Leake, H. B., Chalmers, K. J., & Moseley, G. L. (2016). Evidence of impaired proprioception in chronic, idiopathic neck pain: systematic review and meta-analysis. Physical therapy, 96(6), 876-887.
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2016 Reid, E., Wallwork, S. B., Harvie, D., Chalmers, J., Gallace, A., Spence, C., & Moseley, L. (2016). A new kind of spatial inattention associated with chronic limb pain?. Annals of Neurology, 79(4), 701-704.
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2016 Chalmers, K., Madden, V., Hutchinson, M., & Moseley, G. (2016). Local and systemic inflammation in localized, provoked vestibulodynia. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 128(2), 337-347.
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2014 Berryman, C., Stanton, T., Bowering, K., Tabor, A., McFarlane, A., & Moseley, G. (2014). Do people with chronic pain have impaired executive function? A meta-analytical review. Clinical Psychology Review, 34(7), 563-579.
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2014 Chalmers, S., Esterman, A., Eston, R., Bowering, K. J., & Norton, K. (2014). Short-term heat acclimation training improves physical performance: a systematic review, and exploration of physiological adaptations and application for team sport. Sports medicine, 44(7), 971-988.
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2014 Meulders, A., Harvie, D. S., Bowering, J. K., Caragianis, S., Vlaeyen, J. W. S., & Moseley, G. L. (2014). Contingency learning deficits and generalization in chronic unilateral hand pain patients. Journal of Pain, 15(10), 1046-1056.
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2014 Bowering, K. J., Butler, D. S., Fulton, I. J., & Moseley, G. L. (2014). Motor imagery in people with a history of back pain, current back pain, both, or neither. Clinical journal of pain, 30(12), 1070-1075.
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2013 Bowering, K. J., O'Connell, N. E., Tabor, A., Catley, M. J., Leake, H. B., Moseley, G. L., & Stanton, N. R. (2013). The effects of graded motor imagery and its components on chronic pain : a systematic review and meta-analysis. The journal of pain, 14(1), 3-13.
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2013 Berryman, C., Stanton, T., Bowering, K., Tabor, A., McFarlane, A., & Moseley, G. (2013). Evidence for working memory deficits in chronic pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Pain, 154(8), 1181-1196.
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Courses I teach

  • HLTH 3057 Advanced Evidence Based Practice (2025)
  • REHB 3066 Pain Mechanisms and Management (2025)
  • SCHLS 90011 Pain Theory and Science SC (2025)

Programs I'm associated with

  • IHPZ - Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours)
  • IMPE - Master of Physiotherapy (Graduate Entry)

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