Dear Bsky Friends, low value care continues to impede the delivery of safe, efficient, and cost-effective #health care link.springer.com/article/10.1..., also in patients with chronic low #back & #neck #pain.

Dear Bsky Friends, UK Biobank study (n=55,721) shows that #diet quality emphasizing anti-inflammatory & healthy #whole-food components relates with lower odds of chronic #pain. Open access: www.jpain.org/article/S152...

Dear Bsky Friends, Pain in Motion & PijnWijzer Vrije Universiteit Brussel awarded the Social Impact in Pain Science Award to Prof Lorimer Moseley @adelaideuni.bsky.social for his outstanding contribution to improving freedom, equality & solidarity – the humanistic values of VUB - 4 people with pain

Dear Bsky Friends, an integrated systemic approach to chronic primary #pain: from #epigenome to #brain. Open access until August 1: authors.elsevier.com/a/1nFu41dCE0... @bjajournals.bsky.social

Dear Bsky Friends, a conceptual framework 4 #diabetes-related musculoskeletal #pain, incl. metabolic alterations (e.g., inflammation, advanced glycation end-products) & their contributions to neuropathic & musculoskeletal complications - open access: www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/15...

Dear Bsky Friends, recognizing & treating #circadian rhythm disruption in chronic #pain during 2-day in-company training 4 interdisciplinary & very passionate team of #expert pain clinicians @realhealth.bsky.social @maartenskliniek Berg en dal, the Netherlands www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Dear Bsky Friends, integrating #motivational interviewing with #pain science #education into the multimodal #lifestyle approach 4 chronic pain: today during 3-day course in Bucharest, Romania. Superbly hosted by stepbystep.education. Free manual here: academic.oup.com/ptj/article/...

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...

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