The commitment to applied, rigorous, and impactful research once again places the Pain Observatory at the forefront of the academic field. Marta Moreno Ligero, physiotherapist, PhD in Health Sciences, and member of our research group, has been awarded the Special Mention of the “In Memoriam Professor Martín Farfán” Award for...
Two Noteworthy Presentations by the Pain Observatory at the SED Congress in Málaga
From 28 to 30 May, the 21st Congress of the Spanish Pain Society (SED) took place at the Trade Fair and Congress Centre in Málaga. During this event, healthcare professionals, young researchers, and experts from both national and international fields gathered to share knowledge, experiences, and the latest developments in...
Cum Laude Distinction for Marta Moreno’s Doctoral Thesis
On 14 February 2025, our colleague from the Pain Observatory, Marta Moreno, defended her doctoral thesis titled “Effectiveness of a Physical Exercise-based Intervention delivered by an m-Health system on Biopsychosocial variables in Patients with Chronic Pain from different origin,” supervised by Dr Inmaculada Failde Martínez and Dr José A. Moral...
Inmaculada Failde, Director of the Pain Observatory, Receives the Gaditana of the Year Award in the Scientific Field
On 13th December, the Ateneo Literario, Artístico y Científico de Cádiz held the 23rd edition of its Gaditanos of the Year Awards, an event dedicated to recognising the talent, effort, and commitment of individuals and organisations connected to the city. During the solemn ceremony, held in the Plenary Hall of...
We Have Published a New Article in the Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
The international Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine has recently published our study titled “Factors associated with pain-related functional interference in people with chronic low back pain enrolled in a physical exercise programme: the role of pain, sleep, and quality of life.” This study is part of the doctoral thesis of our...
We attended the 1st National Congress on Physiotherapy and Pain
Last weekend, the first National Congress on Physiotherapy and Pain was held at the Madrid Trade Fair Institution (IFEMA), organized by the Professional Association of Physiotherapists of Madrid (CPFCM) in collaboration with the Spanish Pain Society (SED). Over three intensive days, healthcare professionals, young researchers, and national and international experts...
The Pain Observatory at the Epidemiology Congress
The XLII Annual Meeting of the Spanish Society of Epidemiology (SEE) and XIC Congresso da Associação Portuguesa de Epidemiologia (APE) was held in Cadiz from 10 to 13 September 2024. In this meeting we have met again with colleagues to share the latest research in Epidemiology, being of special interest...
The European Journal of Pain publishes our first study derived from the 2022 Chronic Pain Barometer in Spain.
The work titled “Prevalence and epidemiological characteristics of chronic pain in the Spanish population. Results from the Pain Barometer” (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ejp.4705) has been published in the European Journal of Pain. This work, developed within the framework of the 2022 Chronic Pain Barometer in Spain, is the result of collaboration between the...
The Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation publishes our article on the Pictographic Pain Interference Questionnaire
The article titled “Psychometric Properties of the Pictorial Pain Interference Questionnaire for Assessing Functional Interference in Chronic Low Back Pain” has been recently published by the international journal Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. This would be the third article of the doctoral thesis of our colleague Marta Moreno, giving...
We Participated in the SED Congress León 2024
The XX Congress of the Spanish Pain Society (SED) took place last May, from Wednesday the 29th to Friday the 31st, at the Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones in the city of León. During this event, national and international experts, as well as young talents, gathered to share recent progress...