Code
01CD17324
Duration
01 February 2025 → 30 September 2025
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Fellow
Research disciplines
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Medical and health sciences
- Rehabilitation
Keywords
exercise program
temporal summation of pain
genetic predisposition
conditioned pain modulation
low back pain
Experimental pain
quantitative sensory testing
fibromyalgia
distraction
nociceptive flexion reflex
expectations
attention
exercise-induced hypoalgesia
physical activity
Project description
The body’s pain modulation system regulates nociceptive signals through facilitation and inhibition, evaluated using experimental pain measurements. Which factors influence the outcome of these pain measurements, as a proxy of endogenous pain modulation, and in what way is not yet clear. This study examines the influence of such factors (e.g., cognition, physical activity, genetics) and interventions on experimental pain measurements.