A new study by the Pain Observatory, published in the journal Scientific Reports, examines the close relationship between chronic pain, employment status, and quality of
From 27 to 29 May, the city of Vitoria hosted the 22nd Congress of the Spanish Pain Society (SED), one of Spain’s leading scientific meetings
The Spanish Pain Society (SED) has just published «Digital Health and Pain. A Guide for Professionals 2026», a free and open-access work offering an applied,
BMC Public Health has published a new study by the Observatory of Pain team analysing the differences between women and men with chronic pain in
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,
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 XX Congress of the Spanish Pain Society (SED) took place last May, from Wednesday the 29th to Friday the 31st, at the Palacio de
Our colleague and researcher Marta Moreno is back at the Pain Observatory after her international stay at the University of Cork, Ireland. From January to
On March 13, 2024, Juan Antonio Péculo Carrasco successfully defended his doctoral thesis titled “Factors related to the perception of safety in assistance and transfers
On 5 March 2024 the presentation of the White Paper on Health and Gender took place in the Spanish Congress of Deputies. This project has
Last Friday March 1 took place in Barcelona the conference “Chronic Pain. Analysis of how Sex and Gender interact”. The event was held at the
For the next three months, the Pain Observatory team will have the pleasure of having the presence of Fabiana de Souza Orlandi, Associate Professor of
On February 1, the ‘Pain Forum’ took place in Catalonia. An event organized by the Catalan Pain Society, with the collaboration of Grünenthal and the
We are thrilled to share the outstanding achievement of our colleague from the Pain Observatory, Alejandro Salazar. He recently secured a position as Associate Professor
The XLI Annual Meeting of the Spanish Society of Epidemiology (SEE) and XVIII Congress of the Portuguese Epidemiology Association (APE) was held in Porto (Portugal)
Last Friday 29th September, the eleventh edition of the European Researchers’ Night took place in the Arenal Square in Jerez de la Frontera. This event
Dr. Inmaculada Failde, director of the Pain Observatory of Cadiz, participated on July 3 in one of the lectures of the SED Escorial Summer Course
On Thursday, June 15, 2023, our collaborator Jenifer Palomo Osuna, a General Health Psychologist, successfully defended her doctoral thesis titled “Cognitive Function in Type 2
On May 31, 2023, our colleague of the Observatory team, María Ángeles Dueñas Rodríguez, has obtained the position of Associate Professor at the University of
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
The director of the Observatory of Pain, Inmaculada Failde, has been recognized for her dedication and contribution to scientific research at the ‘Pioneras en la
Last week, the 12th Congress of the European Pain Federation (EFIC) was held at the Convention Centre Dublin. The event, which took place from Wednesday,
Our colleagues José A. Moral Muñoz, from the Physiotherapy area, and Alejandro Salazar, from the Statistics and Operational Research area and the director of the
The international Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics journal has recently published the paper entitled ‘Cognitive function in diabetic persons with peripheral neuropathy: a systematic review and
Last November 2021, Juan Antonio Micó, a driving force of our Observatory of Pain, left us. We cannot and should not forget the importance of
The Journal of Advanced Nursing has published the clinical trial protocol of the PainReApp study carried out by the Observatory of Pain. This is a
Another good news for the team of the Observatory of Pain. The famous International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health has published our report
The Journal of the Spanish Society of Pain (RESED) has published the report entitled “Psychological factors associated with the adherence to analgesic treatment in patients
Last week we traveled to Bilbao to participate in the XVII edition of the Congress of the Spanish Society of Pain (SED). During the days
Last Friday, September 24, the tenth edition of the European Researchers‘ Night took place, an event that every year brings together hundreds of people in
Face-to-face scientific events are back with the celebration of the XXXIX Annual Meeting of the Spanish Epidemiology Society (SEE), the XVI Congresso da Associaçao Portuguesa
On May 13 and 14, the I International Congress of Excercise, aging and health took place, with the participation of the Observatory of Pain, which
Inmaculada Failde, professor at the University of Cádiz and director of the Observatory of Pain, has create with other professionals from several fields of knowledge,
Last Friday, April 30, our workmate Cristina Naranjo Muñoz defended her doctoral thesis entitled “Relationship between diabetic neuropathic pain and comorbidity. Their impact on pain
The International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health has recently published the article “Psychological Impact of the lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic in
The PainReApp project, in which the Observatory of Pain is immersed, is still underway and at a good pace despite the circumstances. Since we started
The research report entitled Living with opioids: a qualitative study with patients with chronic non-cancer pain, has been accepted for its publication in the prestigious
To know the frequency of the adherence to the analgesic treatment in Spanish patients with chronic pain and to analyse the factors associated with it
The international Journal of Environment Research and Public Health has recently published our last report, which is a part of the project that the Observatory
This question is answered in our new report that has been published in the important Frontiers in Pharmacology journal. The report, entitled Prevalence of therapeutic
Last Tuesday, July 7, our colleague from the Pain Observatory team, Helena de Sola Perea, defended her doctoral thesis entitled Prevalence and associated factors of
A small space in the University of Cádiz, a lot of hope and the desire to address the most relevant issues in the field of
From last October until next January, our colleague of the Observatory of Pain, the researcher Helena de Sola, is doing a training stay at the
How do students of Medicine and future doctors face pain? With which attitude do they face this problem? To clarify these and other questions was
El pasado 28 de septiembre y por séptimo año consecutivo en Andalucía, tuvo lugar La Noche Europea de l@s Investigador@s en Jerez de la Frontera,
Fiel a su cita anual, el Observatorio del Dolor participó la semana pasada en el “XIII Congresso da Associaçao Portuguesa de Epidemiologia y XXXVI Reunión
The prestigious news website Diario Médico has published our latest study about opioids, a work of field carried out with many details and during several
The Grünenthal Foundation’s Painless Newsletter spoke on its last number about the exhaustive and meticulous work that we do at the Observatory of Pain. A
“Retos actuales del tratamiento del dolor con opioides” fue el título del interesante curso organizado por la Sociedad Española del Dolor y que tuvo lugar los
El Observatorio del Dolor publica un nuevo artículo en La Revista Española de la Sociedad Española del Dolor, titulado “Gasto, prescripción, y consumo de analgésicos
“Vivir sin dolor”, ese ha sido el lema y el título del XV Congreso de la Sociedad Española del Dolor. Una cita que tenía lugar en
The latest study carried out by the Observatory of Pain concludes that just 30% of the patients that suffer chronic pain take the treatment according
El equipo del Observatorio del Dolor participó en las IV Jornadas Nacionales del Dolor de la SEMERGEN. A mediados de abril se celebró en Parador
La revista Journal of Pain Research ha publicado un nuevo artículo realizado por los investigadores del Observatorio del Dolor en colaboración con investigadores de distintos
El prestigioso Journal of Pain and Symptom Managements ha publicado el último trabajo de campo llevado a término por el Observatorio del Dolor sobre la visión de
No siempre somos conscientes de la fuerza de la información. Capaz de acercar conocimiento, de aportar luz a los oscuros interrogantes y de mejorar situaciones
Los expertos más relevantes y laureados de nuestro país en la problemática del dolor se dieron cita los pasados días 9 y 10 de septiembre
Although in advance, it is normal to think that there are not inequalities, the truth is that the answer to that question is affirmative: there
Through these lines, the team of the Observatory of Pain wants to transmit our most sincere congratulations to Dr. Inmaculada Failde Martínez, who obtained her
In early September in Barcelona, the XXXV Scientific Meeting of the Spanish Society of Epidemiology (SEE) was celebrated together with the XVII Congress of the
Entre los días 3 y 7 de julio tuvo lugar una nueva edición del Curso de Verano sobre el Dolor organizado por la Universidad Rey
More than a challenge for the future, the need to increase the number of pain units in Spain has become an objective for the present.
Last Monday 22, our workmate and member of the Observatory of Pain, Alejandro Salazar Couso, defended his doctoral thesis entitled: “Assessment of the evolution of
