The Spanish Pain Society awarded one of the papers presented by the Pain Observatory at its XIX Congress held between 24 and 26 May 2023 at the Complutense University of Madrid. The award was given to the scientific communication entitled "Factors associated with physical functionality in people with chronic low...
Fundación Grünenthal and and the Pain Observatory present the “Barometer of chronic pain in Spain 2022”
The Grünenthal Foundation and the Pain Observatory of the University of Cadiz, with the support of BioInnova Consulting, presented the 'Barometer of chronic pain in Spain 2022' on 25 April, as part of the 'Pain Forum: New challenges in addressing chronic pain in Spain. This study, which has been carried...
New study for Post-COVID-19 Syndrome patients: COVIDReApp project begins
From the Pain Observatory, in collaboration with the Internal Medicine unit of the Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar (HUPM), we would like to announce that we have already started the data collection of a new innovative project, using a mobile-assisted health system or mHealth, for people with Post-COVID-19 Syndrome or...
Chronic low back pain, physical activity and associated factors
The Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine has recently published the article "Physical activity levels in adults with chronic low back pain: A national survey in the general Spanish population", a study carried out by the Pain Observatory group that analyzes the levels of physical activity (PA) of the Spanish adult population...
JMIR publishes our systematic review on mobile apps in the biopsychosocial management of chronic pain
The article entitled mHealth Intervention for Improving Pain, Quality of Life, and Functional Disability in Patients with Chronic Pain: Systematic Review by the Pain Observatory team has recently been published in the international journal JMIR mHealth and uHealth. This would be the second thesis article of our colleague Marta Moreno....
Are there differences in cognitive function in women and men with diabetic peripheral neuropathy with or without pain?
Yes, the answer is that there is a difference, but it is more complex than this simple monosyllabic summary. The full study is contained in the latest article published by the Pain Observatory team in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Entitled "Differences in Cognitive Function in...
Health Expectations publishes our qualitative study on informal caregivers’ experiences of caring for people with chronic pain
The article entitled 'Becoming a secondary actor of one's own life: A qualitative study of the experiences of informal caregivers in the care of people with chronic pain' by Helena De Sola and Inmaculada Failde, members of the Pain Observatory, in collaboration with researchers from the University of the Basque...
Helena De Sola receives the Extraordinary Doctorate Award in the field of Health Sciences
On 6 October, coinciding with the opening of the 2022/2023 academic year, the Extraordinary Doctorate Prizes were awarded. This prize, which is awarded annually to the best doctoral theses presented in each area of knowledge, is an honorary mention that will be included in the academic record of the winner. ...
American researcher Taylor Yates joins the Observatory of Pain team for three months
At the beginning of June, the American Taylor Yates, a student at the University of Tennessee (Chattanooga), joined the Observatory of Pain team thanks to an international fellowship. A Sports Science graduate, Taylor combines research assistant work at the University of Tennessee with her Master's in Public Health studies specializing...
Jenifer Palomo at the Donders Institute: on her way to the international doctorate
Last April, our colleague and researcher Jenifer Palomo travelled to the Dutch city of Nimega (Nijmegen) to start the international stay that will allow her to obtain her doctorate with European mention. This stay will last three months and she will carry it out at the Donders Institute for Brain,...