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Researcher

Iris Coppieters

Awards & Distinctions

78 Results

2025

A comprehensive mapping of stress system interactions with pain and their contribution to chronification of musculoskeletal pain : protocol of the STRAIN study

Matthijs MoerkerkeJoren VyvermanRobrecht DeBaerePatricia ClementTom SmeetsIris CoppietersInge TimmersJessica Van Oosterwijck

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Can pain neuroscience education combined with cognition-targeted exercise therapy change white matter structure in people with chronic spinal pain? A randomized controlled trial

Iris CoppietersJo NijsMira MeeusLieven DanneelsNathalie RousselBarbara CagnieJeroen KregelWard WillaertEmma RheelRobby De Pauw et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE

PAIN-STRESS INTERACTIONS IN MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN: STUDY PROTOCOL OF THE ‘STRESS IN PAIN’ (STRAIN) STUDY

Robrecht DeBaereJoren VyvermanIris CoppietersInge TimmersMatthijs MoerkerkeJessica Van Oosterwijck

Research Presentation CVS Contactgroep (Dendermonde)

Robrecht DeBaereJoren VyvermanMatthijs MoerkerkeInge TimmersIris CoppietersJessica Van Oosterwijck

Research Presentation CVS Contactgroep (Kortrijk)

Robrecht DeBaereJoren VyvermanMatthijs MoerkerkeInge TimmersIris CoppietersJessica Van Oosterwijck

Stress in Pain (STRAIN) MRI Protocol: Neural Correlates of Pain-Stress Relationship

Robrecht DeBaereJoren VyvermanIris CoppietersJessica Van OosterwijckMatthijs MoerkerkeInge Timmers

The association between physiological markers of stress response systems and experimentally induced pain assessments in chronic primary pain : a systematic review and meta-analysis

Joren VyvermanRobrecht DeBaereInge TimmersIris CoppietersJessica Van OosterwijckMatthijs Moerkerke

2024

Exploring interactions between sex, pain characteristics, disability, and quality of life in people with chronic spinal pain : a structural equation model

Wouter Van BogaertBernard X. W. LiewCesar Fernandez-de-las-PenasJuan A. Valera-CaleroUmut VarolIris CoppietersJeroen KregelJo NijsMira MeeusBarbara Cagnie et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PAIN

Gray matter adaptations to chronic pain in people with whiplash-associated disorders are partially reversed after treatment : a voxel-based morphometry study

Carlos Murillo EzcurraMarina López-SolaBarbara CagnieMaría SuñolRob J.E.M. SmeetsIris CoppietersElise CnockaertMira MeeusInge Timmers

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PAIN

Online exercise programs for chronic nonspecific neck pain : a randomized controlled trial reveals comparable effects of global, local, and combined approaches

Jente BontinckMira MeeusLennard VoogtMarjolein ChysIris CoppietersBarbara CagnieKayleigh De Meulemeester

A1 Journal Article in PHYSICAL THERAPY

Stress in pain (strain) protocol : examining neural correlates of pain-stress interactions

Robrecht DeBaereJoren VyvermanIris CoppietersJessica Van OosterwijckMatthijs MoerkerkeInge Timmers

Stress in pain (strain) protocol examining neural correlates of pain-stress interactions

Robrecht DeBaereJoren VyvermanIris CoppietersJessica Van OosterwijckInge TimmersMatthijs Moerkerke

The role of stress in pain (STRAIN) : a research proposal to examine psychophysiological correlates of pain-stress interactions and their contribution to extent and chronification of musculoskeletal pain

Joren VyvermanRobrecht DeBaereMatthijs MoerkerkeIris CoppietersInge TimmersJessica Van Oosterwijck

The role of stress in pain (STRAIN) : a research proposal to examine psychophysiological correlates of pain-stress interactions and their contribution to extent and chronification of musculoskeletal pain

Joren VyvermanRobrecht DeBaereMatthijs MoerkerkeIris CoppietersInge TimmersJessica Van Oosterwijck

2023

Exploration of somatosensory function of patients with acute nonspecific neck pain, through quantitative sensory testing and self-reported symptoms

Jente BontinckMarjolein ChysIris CoppietersMira MeeusBarbara Cagnie

A1 Journal Article in CLINICAL JOURNAL OF PAIN

Neural processing of pain-related distress to neck-specific movements in people with chronic whiplash-associated disorders

Carlos Murillo EzcurraIris CoppietersBarbara CagnieLisa BernaersJente BontinckMira MeeusInge Timmers

A1 Journal Article in PAIN

STRAIN (STRessinpAIN): a comprehensive mapping of stress system interactions with pain and their contribution to extent and chronification of musculoskeletal pain.

Jessica Van OosterwijckMatthijs MoerkerkeIris CoppietersInge TimmersJoren VyvermanRobrecht DeBaere

Temporal changes in pain processing following neck pain and how to reverse them

Jente BontinckMira MeeusBarbara CagnieIris Coppieters

2022

Are reports of pain, disability, quality of life, psychological factors, and central sensitization related to outcomes of quantitative sensory testing in patients suffering from chronic whiplash associated disorders?

Dorine LenoirWard WillaertKelly IckmansLisa BernaersJo NijsAnneleen MalflietLieven DanneelsLaurence LeysenRobby De PauwBarbara Cagnie et al.

A1 Journal Article in CLINICAL JOURNAL OF PAIN

Event-related potentials following cutaneous electrical stimulation in patients with chronic whiplash-associated disorders

Dorine LenoirWard WillaertKelly IckmansJo NijsBarbara CagnieMira MeeusKristl VonckJean DelbekeRobby De PauwIris Coppieters

A1 Journal Article in PAIN PHYSICIAN

How do psychologically based interventions for chronic musculoskeletal pain work? A systematic review and meta-analysis of specific moderators and mediators of treatment

Carlos Murillo EzcurraVõ Tẩt ThẳngStijn VansteelandtLauren E. HarrisonBarbara CagnieIris CoppietersMarjolein ChysInge TimmersMira Meeus

A1 Journal Article in CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY REVIEW

Whiplash injuries : how a momentary impact can result in long-term consequences : investigating psychosocial characteristics, pain processing and cerebral mechanisms following a whiplash injury

Dorine LenoirBarbara CagnieMira MeeusKelly IckmansIris Coppieters

2021

A contemporary neuroscience approach compared to biomedically focused education combined with symptom-contingent exercise therapy in people with chronic whiplash associated disorders : a randomized controlled trial protocol

Iris CoppietersWard WillaertDorine LenoirMira MeeusBarbara CagnieKelly IckmansAnneleen MalflietLieven DanneelsBrenda De PetterJo Nijs

A1 Journal Article in BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL THERAPY

Changes in muscle morphology in female chronic neck pain patients using magnetic resonance imaging

Eveline Van LooverenBarbara CagnieIris CoppietersMira MeeusRobby De Pauw

A1 Journal Article in SPINE

Combining stress management with pain neuroscience education and exercise therapy in people with whiplash-associated disorders : a clinical perspective

Ward WillaertLaurence LeysenDorine LenoirMira MeeusBarbara CagnieJo NijsMichele SterlingIris Coppieters

A1 Journal Article in PHYSICAL THERAPY

Influence of baseline kinesiophobia levels on treatment outcome in people with chronic spinal pain

Wouter Van BogaertIris CoppietersJeroen KregelJo NijsRobby De PauwMira MeeusBarbara CagnieLieven DanneelsAnneleen Malfliet

A1 Journal Article in PHYSICAL THERAPY

2020

Chronic musculoskeletal pain and nutrition : where are we and where are we heading to?

Ömer ElmaSevilay Tumkaya YilmazTom DeliensPeter ClarysJo NijsIris CoppietersAndrea PolliAnneleen Malfliet

A1 Journal Article in PM&R

Do nutritional factors interact with chronic musculoskeletal pain? : A systematic review

Ömer ElmaSevilay Tümkaya YilmazTom DeliensIris CoppietersPeter ClarysJo NijsAnneleen Malfliet

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE

Does motor cortex engagement during movement preparation differentially inhibit nociceptive processing in patients with chronic whiplash associated disorders, chronic fatigue syndrome and healthy controls? An experimental study

Lisa GoudmanAndré MourauxLiesbeth DaenenJo NijsPatrick CrasNathalie RousselMaarten MoensDorine LenoirIris CoppietersEva Huysmans et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE

Does pain neuroscience education and cognition‐targeted motor control training improve cervical motor output? Secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial

Ward WillaertAnneleen MalflietIris CoppietersDorine LenoirRobby De PauwLieven DanneelsNathalie RousselMira MeeusBarbara CagnieJo Nijs et al.

A1 Journal Article in PAIN PRACTICE

Electrical (pain) thresholds and conditioned pain modulation in patients with low back-related leg pain and patients with failed back surgery syndrome : a cross-sectional pilot study

Lisa GoudmanEva HuysmansIris CoppietersKelly IckmansJo NijsRonald BuylKoen PutmanMaarten Moens

A1 Journal Article in PAIN MEDICINE

Electroencephalography during nociceptive stimulation in chronic pain patients : a systematic review

Dorine LenoirWard WillaertIris CoppietersAnneleen MalflietKelly IckmansJo NijsKristl VonckMira MeeusBarbara Cagnie

A1 Journal Article in PAIN MEDICINE

Hub disruption in patients with chronic neck pain : a graph analytical approach

Robby De PauwHannelore AertsRoma SiugzdaiteMira MeeusIris CoppietersKaren CaeyenberghsBarbara Cagnie

A1 Journal Article in PAIN

Lifestyle and chronic pain across the lifespan : an inconvenient truth?

Jo NijsEva D'HondtPeter ClarysTom DeliensAndrea PolliAnneleen MalflietIris CoppietersWard WillaertSevilay Tumkaya YilmazÖmer Elma et al.

A1 Journal Article in PM&R

Nutritional factors in chronic musculoskeletal pain : unravelling the underlying mechanisms

Ömer ElmaSevilay T. YilmazTom DeliensIris CoppietersPeter ClarysJo NijsAnneleen Malfliet

A1 Journal Article in BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA

Nutritional intervention in chronic pain : innovative way of targeting central nervous system sensitization?

Jo NijsSevilay Tumkaya YilmazÖmer ElmaJoe TattaPatrick MullieLuc VanderweeënPeter ClarysTom DeliensIris CoppietersNathalie Weltens et al.

A1 Journal Article in EXPERT OPINION ON THERAPEUTIC TARGETS

Processing of laser-evoked potentials in patients with chronic whiplash-associated disorders, chronic fatigue syndrome, and healthy controls : a case–control study

Lisa GoudmanLiesbeth DaenenAndre MourauxJo NijsPatrick CrasNathalie RousselMaarten MoensIris CoppietersEva HuysmansMargot De Kooning

A1 Journal Article in PAIN MEDICINE

2019

A modern pain neuroscience approach in patients undergoing surgery for lumbar radiculopathy : a clinical perspective

Lisa GoudmanEva HuysmansKelly IckmansJo NijsMaarten MoensKoen PutmanRonald BuylAdriaan LouwTine LoggheIris Coppieters

A1 Journal Article in PHYSICAL THERAPY

Associations between brain morphology and motor performance in chronic neck pain : a whole-brain surface-based morphometry approach

Robby De PauwIris CoppietersKaren CaeyenberghsJeroen KregelHannelore AertsDorine LenoirBarbara Cagnie

A1 Journal Article in HUMAN BRAIN MAPPING

Best evidence rehabilitation for chronic pain, part 3 : low back pain

Anneleen MalflietKelly IckmansEVa HuysmansIris CoppietersWard WillaertWouter BogaertEmma RheelThomas BilterysPaul WilgenJo Nijs

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE

Best evidence rehabilitation for chronic pain, part 4 : neck pain

Michele SterlingRutger MJ de ZoeteIris CoppietersScott F Farrell

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE

Central sensitisation : another label or useful diagnosis?

Jo NijsAndrea PolliWard WillaertAnneleen MalflietEva HuysmansIris Coppieters

A2 Journal Article in DRUG AND THERAPEUTICS BULLETIN

Clarification of reporting of outcome measures and protocol deviations in report of a randomized clinical trial : reply

Anneleen MalflietJeroen KregelIris Coppieters

A1 Journal Article in JAMA NEUROLOGY

Do sociodemographic features, pain sensitivity or pain catastrophizing relate to clinic-based adherence to physiotherapy in people suffering from chronic spinal pain? : secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial

Dorine LenoirIris CoppietersWard WillaertJeroen KregelLieven DanneelsBarbara CagnieMira MeeusJo NijsAnneleen Malfliet

A1 Journal Article in MUSCULOSKELETAL SCIENCE AND PRACTICE

Effects of conditioned pain modulation on the nociceptive flexion reflex in healthy adults : a systematic review

Evy DhondtSophie Van OosterwijckIris CoppietersLieven DanneelsJessica Van Oosterwijck

Effects of conditioned pain modulation on the nociceptive flexion reflex in healthy people : a systematic review

Evy DhondtSophie Van OosterwijckIris CoppietersLieven DanneelsJessica Van Oosterwijck

A1 Journal Article in CLINICAL JOURNAL OF PAIN

Gender differences in the association of brain gray matter and pain-related psychosocial characteristics

Anneleen MalflietRobby De PauwJeroen KregelIris CoppietersMira MeeusNathalie RousselLieven DanneelsBarbara CagnieJo Nijs

A1 Journal Article in PAIN PHYSICIAN

Nutritional neurobiology and central nervous system sensitisation : missing link in a comprehensive treatment for chronic pain?

Jo NijsÖmer ElmaSevilay T YilmazPatrick MullieLuc VanderweeënPeter ClarysTom DeliensIris CoppietersNathalie WeltensLukas Van Oudenhove et al.

Editorial material

Treatment of central sensitization in patients with chronic pain : time for change?

Jo NijsLaurence LeysenJohan VanlauweTine LoggheKelly IckmansAndrea PolliAnneleen MalflietIris CoppietersEva Huysmans

A1 Journal Article in EXPERT OPINION ON PHARMACOTHERAPY

2018

Convergent validity of the Dutch Central Sensitization Inventory : associations with psychophysical pain measures, quality of life, disability, and pain cognitions in patients with chronic spinal pain

Jeroen KregelCharline SchumacherMieke DolphensAnneleen MalflietDorien GoubertDorine LenoirBarbara CagnieMira MeeusIris Coppieters

A1 Journal Article in PAIN PRACTICE

Differences in white matter structure and cortical thickness between patients with traumatic and idiopathic chronic neck pain : associations with cognition and pain modulation?

Iris CoppietersRobby De PauwKaren CaeyenberghsDorine LenoirKarel DeblaereEva GenbruggeMira MeeusBarbara Cagnie

A1 Journal Article in HUMAN BRAIN MAPPING

Effect of pain neuroscience education combined with cognition-targeted motor control training on chronic spinal pain: a randomized clinical trial

Anneleen MalflietJeroen KregelIris CoppietersRobby De PauwMira MeeusNathalie RousselBarbara CagnieLieven DanneelsJo Nijs

A1 Journal Article in JAMA NEUROLOGY

Effects of conditioned pain modulation on the nociceptive flexion reflex in healthy people : a systematic review

Evy DhondtSophie Van OosterwijckIris CoppietersLieven DanneelsJessica Van Oosterwijck

Motor impairment in patients with chronic neck pain : does the traumatic event play a significant role? : a case-control study

Robby De PauwIris CoppietersTanneke PalmansLieven DanneelsMira MeeusBarbara Cagnie

A1 Journal Article in SPINE JOURNAL

The association between back muscle characteristics and pressure pain sensitivity in low back pain patients

Dorien GoubertMira MeeusTine WillemsRobby De PauwIris CoppietersGeert CrombezLieven Danneels

A2 Journal Article in SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PAIN

The effects of conditioned pain modulation on the nociceptive flexion reflex in healthy subjects : a systematic review

Evy DhondtSophie Van OosterwijckIris CoppietersLieven DanneelsJessica Van Oosterwijck

Validity and test-retest reliability of the Dutch Modified Perceived Deficits Questionnaire to examine cognitive symptoms in women with chronic whiplash, chronic idiopathic neck pain, and fibromyalgia

Dorine LenoirRobby De PauwK IckmansCharline SchumacherI TimmersJ KregelIris Coppieters

A1 Journal Article in PAIN PRACTICE

2017

Brain changes associated with cognitive and emotional factors in chronic pain : a systematic review

Anneleen MalflietIris CoppietersPaul Van WilgenJeroen KregelRobby De PauwMieke DolphensKelly Ickmans

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAIN

Comparing trigger point dry needling and manual pressure technique for the management of myofascial neck/shoulder pPain : a randomized clinical trial

Kayleigh De MeulemeesterBirgit CasteleinIris CoppietersTom BarbeAnn CoolsBarbara Cagnie

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF MANIPULATIVE AND PHYSIOLOGICAL THERAPEUTICS

Decreased regional grey matter volume in women with chronic whiplash-associated disorders : relationships with cognitive deficits and disturbed pain processing

Iris CoppietersRobby De PauwKaren CaeyenberghsLieven DanneelsJeroen KregelAstrid PattynMira MeeusBarbara Cagnie

A1 Journal Article in PAIN PHYSICIAN

Differences between women with traumatic and idiopathic chronic neck pain and women without neck pain : interrelationships among disability, cognitive deficits, and central sensitization

Iris CoppietersRobby De PauwJeroen KregelAnneleen MalflietDorien GoubertDorine LenoirBarbara CagnieMira Meeus

A1 Journal Article in PHYSICAL THERAPY

Differences in pain processing between patients with chronic low back pain, recurrent low back pain and fibromyalgia

Dorien GoubertLieven DanneelsThomas Graven-NielsenFilip DescheemaekerIris CoppietersMira Meeus

A1 Journal Article in PAIN PHYSICIAN

Does conservative treatment change the brain in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain? : a systematic review

Jeroen KregelIris CoppietersRobby De PauwAnneleen MalflietLieven DanneelsJo NijsBarbara CagnieMira Meeus

A1 Journal Article in PAIN PHYSICIAN

Is traumatic and non-traumatic neck pain associated with brain alterations? : a systematic review

Robby De PauwIris CoppietersMira MeeusKaren CaeyenberghsLieven DanneelsBarbara Cagnie

A1 Journal Article in PAIN PHYSICIAN

Relationships between cognitive deficits, central sensitization, and structural brain alterations in patients with chronic idiopathic neck pain, chronic whiplash associated disorders and fibromyalgia : unravelling differences in underlying mechanisms

Iris CoppietersMira MeeusBarbara Cagnie

The influence of personal factors on the nociceptive flexion reflex in healthy subjects : a systematic review

Evy DhondtIris CoppietersLieven DanneelsJessica Van Oosterwijck

2016

Associations between brain morphological findings and pain measures in chronic spinal pain: preliminary baseline results of a randomized controlled trial

Jeroen KregelIris CoppietersAnneleen MalflietMieke DolphensNathalie RousselKaren CaeyenberghsLieven DanneelsMira MeeusJo NijsBarbara Cagnie

Chronic whiplash-associated disorders : reorganization of the brain?

Iris CoppietersAnneleen Malfliet

Editorial material

Does muscle morphology change in chronic neck pain patients? : a systematic review

Robby De PauwIris CoppietersJeroen KregelKayleigh De MeulemeesterLieven DanneelsBarbara Cagnie

A1 Journal Article in MANUAL THERAPY

Effects of stress and relaxation on central pain modulation in chronic whiplash and fibromyalgia patients compared to healthy controls

Iris CoppietersBarbara CagnieJo NijsJessica Van OosterwijckLieven DanneelsRobby De PauwMira Meeus

A1 Journal Article in PAIN PHYSICIAN

Relations between brain alterations and clinical pain measures in chronic musculoskeletal pain : a systematic review

Iris CoppietersMira MeeusJeroen KregelKaren CaeyenberghsRobby De PauwDorien GoubertBarbara Cagnie

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PAIN

2015

Central pain modulation and cognitive functioning in patients with traumatic and non-traumatic chronic neck pain: preliminary results

Iris CoppietersBarbara CagnieLieven DanneelsKelly IckmansMira Meeus

Cognitive performance is related to central sensitization and health-related quality of life in patients with chronic whiplash-associated disorders and fibromyalgia

Iris CoppietersKelly IckmansBarbara CagnieJo NijsRobby De PauwSuzie NotenMira Meeus

A1 Journal Article in PAIN PHYSICIAN

Cognitive performance is related to central sensitization in patients with chronic whiplash-associated disorders and fibromyalgia: a case-control study

Iris CoppietersKelly IckmansBarbara CagnieJo NijsRobby De PauwMira Meeus

Interrelationships between pain processing, cortisol and cognitive performance in chronic whiplash-associated disorders

Mira MeeusJessica Van OosterwijckKelly IckmansIsabelle BaertIris CoppietersNathalie RousselFilip StruyfNathalie PattynJo Nijs

A1 Journal Article in CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY

2014

Central sensitization in fibromyalgia? A systematic review on structural and functional brain MRI

Barbara CagnieIris CoppietersSien DeneckerJasmien SixLieven DanneelsMira Meeus

A1 Journal Article in SEMINARS IN ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM

2013

Effect of ischemic compression on trigger points in the neck and shoulder muscles in office workers: a cohort study

Barbara CagnieVincent DewitteIris CoppietersJessica Van OosterwijckAnn CoolsLieven Danneels

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF MANIPULATIVE AND PHYSIOLOGICAL THERAPEUTICS

Heart rate variability in patients with fibromyalgia and patients with chronic fatigue syndrome: a systematic review

Mira MeeusDorien GoubertFien De BackerFilip StruyfLinda HermansIris CoppietersInge De WandeleHellen Da Silva Van den BoschPatrick Calders

A1 Journal Article in SEMINARS IN ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM