Dear Bsky Friends, we cannot share this enough: all well-informed people would likely not want #interventional procedures for chronic #neck or #back pain. Unfortunately, many national health insurances continue to reimburse these ineffective treatments. www.bmj.com/content/388/...
Dear Bsky Friends, prevention of #frailty & unintentional weight loss + adoption of vigorous #exercise + #smoking-cessation for knee- & hip #osteoarthritis? Open access: authors.elsevier.com/c/1ms3X8nLVi...
Dear Bsky Friends, #lifestyle interventions as #immunotherapy 2.0 – wonderful to see >120 #oncology clinicians passionate to join evening webinar brilliantly hosted by @FyNeOn Fysiotherapie Netwerk Oncologie, the Netherlands
Dear Bsky Friends, the paradigm shift towards multimodal #lifestyle interventions for chronic #musculoskeletal #pain: inspiring to see >300 clinicians following a webinar superbly organized by Physiopark Academy & OTH Regensburg & #German Association for Physiotherapy👏👏.
Dear Bsky Friends, towards #immunotherapy for chronic #pain: the interplay between #lifestyle factors & #immune exhaustion or senescence tinyurl.com/z2d3btss. Open access! #sleep #diet #stress #exercise
Dear Bsky Friends, trained in the Pain in Motion group @vubrussel.bsky.social & now in a tenured position in another university: wonderful the see how many of them taking pivotal roles! 👏👏
Dear Bsky Friends, fun & stimulating teaching weekend wth @paulvanwilgen on #pain science applied to #headache, #neck pain, #whiplash, #migraine in the Maxillofacial Physiotherapy Postgraduate, Universitat Ramon Llull , #Barcelona. Grateful to @fisioterapiareset 4 perfect organization & translation!
Dear Bsky Friends, how we optimize #sleep health in people having persistent pain in pijnpraxis.be interdisciplinary practice 4 #pain management in #Leopoldsburg: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Lancet 2025; 406: 1625–700. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(25)01201-2
Dear Bsky Friends, the best New Year’s Resolution: the #planetary health #diet 2025 EAT–Lancet Commission. Robust updated #evidence reinforces a strong association with ↗️ #health outcomes, large ↘️ #mortality + substantial ↘️ incidence chronic diseases. doi.org/10.1016/S014...
Dear Bsky Friends, #gut & oral #microbiota-derived metabolites regulating peripheral & central #sensitization through neural, immune & endocrine pathways in #chronic #pain: mechanisms, treatment opportunities & research agenda: Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2026, 27(1), 114; doi.org/10.3390/ijms...
Dear Bsky Friends, not all #fibromyalgia is pure #nociplastic pain: international, #multidisciplinary recommendations for #pain #phenotyping incl. case studies: gold open access www.painphysicianjournal.com/current/pdf?...
Dear Bsky Friends, time to integrate #oral & #gastrointestinal health in chronic #pain management. Gold open access 🔓: tinyurl.com/umjjacyf
Dear Blsky Friends, illustrating how #non-responders to #exercise therapy can be treated successfully by applying the Belgian evidence-based treatment #guideline for chronic primary #pain, today during my keynote @ 5th Saudi International Physiotherapy Conference www.worel.be/worel/docume...
Dear BskyFriends, chronic widespread #pain is significantly associated with an elevated risk of #cognitive impairment & #dementia, mediated by structural #brain changes and systemic #inflammation: journals.lww.com/anesthesiolo... @anesthesiology.bsky.social @vubrussel.bsky.social
Dear Bsky Friends, the only #pain congress in the #world dedicated to early career researchers is accepting abstract submissions. Looking forward in meeting you in Brussels late May 2026! www.painscienceinmotion.com
Dear Bsky Friends, call to PTs to lead the physiotherapy #evolution towards multimodal #lifestyle interventions 4 chronic #pain – today during keynote @Australian Physiotherapy Association conference in Adelaide #APASC25
Dear Blsky Friends, 13 strategies to address barriers to implementing #sleep training within #physiotherapy practice 4 chronic #pain. Top priority strategies focus on #education & #training of PTs, structural changes & raising awareness. Spread the word! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🧪 PhD opp on mental distress & opioid tapering via the Midlands MHN PhD Programme for Healthcare Professionals! 🎓
✅ 3 yrs on NHS salary (backfill funded)
✅ Fees, research, training & travel
💡 Up to 0.2 FTE clinical work
#PhD #MentalHealth #Bigdata #Opioids
🔗 midlandsmhndtp.ac.uk/project/2026...
Dear Bsky Friends, #shoulder pain phenotyping: a practical guide for clinicians to determine predominant nociceptive, #neuropathic, or #nociplastic shoulder #pain incl. three case presentations. Open access until Oct 15: authors.elsevier.com/c/1lg2i51N1w...
‘I’ve conquered the #cancer, yet continue to suffer from #pain and #fatigue. It feels so unfair…’ Time to take perceived #injustice into account when treating cancer #survivors! link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Dear Bsky Friends, more #neuroinflammation in primary sensory & motor cortex in nociplastic vs. nociceptive low back #pain, with neuroinflammation related with clinical features of #nociplastic pain (remote sensory sensitivity, poor #sleep): onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
Dear Bsky Friends, breakthrough: finally a treatment that works for patients with chronic #pain following #whiplash! Cost-effective treatment + reduced disability & symptoms immediately after treatment + at 1y follow-up. Open access:
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Dear Blsky Friends, What you eat is how you sleep: A balanced diet rich in plant-based foods enhances the production of sleep-regulating metabolites such as melatonin, GABA & serotonin – no need to supplement! tinyurl.com/2pbv75z6
Dear Bsky Friends, physical activity as a central pillar of #lifestyle modification in the management of chronic #musculoskeletal #pain & its effects on pain modulation & #sleep, #stress regulation, #diet & #smoking behavior: tinyurl.com/2ntkuda3
Dear Bsky Friends, Hazel Jenkins, Chris Maher, Mark Hancock et al. raising the bar for low back pain research to long-term (1–2 years) & very long-term (≥2 years) follow-up www.thelancet.com/journals/lan..., ft. our invited @thelancetrheum.bsky.social commentary www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Dear Bsky Friends, #interprofessional #collaboration recommendations: the final part of the Belgian guideline on Multimodal Management of Chronic Primary #Pain in Primary Care, available 4 free in English, French & Dutch: www.worel.be/worel/docume...
Dear Bsky Friends, key evidence-based recommendations regarding non-pharmacological interventions from the #Belgian guideline on Multimodal Management of Chronic Primary #Pain, available 4 free in English, French & Dutch: www.worel.be/worel/docume...
Dear Bsky Friends, pushback of #pharmacological treatment in the #Belgian guideline on Multimodal Management of Chronic Primary #Pain, available 4 free in English, French & Dutch: www.worel.be/worel/docume...
Dear Bsky Friends, the #Belgian guideline on Multimodal Management of Chronic Primary #Pain is available 4 free in English, French & Dutch. Below part 1 of the guidelines’ recommendations: www.worel.be/worel/docume...
Dear Bsky Friends, why focusing (too much?) on pain phenotyping 4 precision #pain medicine when so many pain comorbidities are left untreated? #Insomnia, #overweight, #gut dysbiosis & #stress intolerance are treatable pain comorbidities! During keynote #ASEAPS2025 Singapore