Improving health for people suffering from chronic pain
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MSCA-2020-JNijs01
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Pediatric Pain: Kelly Ickmans
Cancer and Musculoskeletal Pain: Jo Nijs
Nutrition and Pain: Anneleen Malfliet
Imaging (MRI, EEG etc.) and Pain: Iris Coppieters
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Beschrijving van het project
Chronic (post- and non-cancer) pain affects up to 30% of the Belgian population and its prevalence is much higher than any other chronic disease1,2 , thereby far outnumbering diseases like cancer and diabetes. Chronic pain has a tremendous personal and socioeconomic impact: it causes the highest number of years lived with disability3 , is the most expensive cause of work-related disability4,5 , and is associated with decreased life expectancy6,7 . The Pain in Motion international research group brings together researchers from 8 different countries (the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Turkey, UK, Saudi Arabia & New Zealand) to address the chronic pain problem. Pain in Motion is a multidisciplinary group of researchers and clinicians who combine forces to 1) improve the understanding of biopsychosocial mechanisms of pain; and 2) strive towards having a significant impact on health care for patients suffering from (persistent) pain. Therefore, Pain in Motion members engage themselves in conducting innovative research and sharing findings to students, healthcare professionals, policy makers, patients and researchers.
Pain in Motion is organised in 5 research lines: Pain in Motion Musculoskeletal, Pain in Motion Kids, Pain in Motion Nutrition, Pain in Motion Oncology and Pain in Motion Imaging. Candidates for a Marie Curie Fellowships interested to work in either of the 5 research lines are very welcome and are asked to contact us (contact details per research line below). The group has published widely on treatment for people with chronic pain. This includes publications in the Lancet8 and JAMA Neurology9 . Since 2012, Pain in Motion closely collaborates with the Berekuyl academy (the Netherlands), who installed a Chair at the VUB addressing oncological rehabilitation, including the study of (post-)cancer pain. In addition, we closely collaborate with the institute for neuroscience and physiology of the University of Gothenburg (Sweden) and several other (inter)national partners, including the University of Applied Sciences Rotterdam (the Netherlands) and Transcare Pain the Netherlands.
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Research Group Pain in Motion
The PAIN IN MOTION research group comprises of physiotherapists and occupational therapists affiliated to the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Ghent University, Antwerp University, University College Rotterdam, University of Valencia, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK and Transcare Pijn Nederland.
We study the bidirectional interplay between (chronic) pain and movement.Health care for patients with chronic pain is provided by our team in the University Hospital Brussels (Jette) , The Physio Shed, New Zealand and Transcare Pain the Netherlands (Groningen).