Researcher
Jo Nijs
- Keywords:Physical education and physiotherapy, Chemistry (incl. biochemistry)
- Disciplines:Physiotherapy, Rehabilitation, Behavioural neuroscience, Pain medicine anaesthesiology, Cancer therapy, Applied immunology
Affiliations
- Pain in Motion (Research group)
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From30 May 2019 → Today - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Department)
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From1 Sep 2008 → Today - Physiotherapy, Human Physiology and Anatomy (Department)
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From1 Jan 2023 → Today - Physiotherapy, Human Physiology and Anatomy (Department)
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From1 Jan 2023 → 6 Mar 2023 - Physiotherapy, Human Physiology and Anatomy (Department)
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From8 Apr 2019 → 31 Dec 2022 - Physiotherapy, Human Physiology and Anatomy (Department)
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From1 Sep 2015 → 20 Oct 2022 - Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy (Department)
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From1 Oct 2012 → 31 Aug 2015 - Human Physiology and Special Physiology of Physical Education (Department)
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From1 Apr 2005 → 31 Aug 2015 - Tempus Omnia Revelat (Research group)
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From1 Apr 2005 → 31 Mar 2008 - Human Physiology and Special Physiology of Physical Education (Department)
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From1 Oct 2002 → 30 Sep 2012 - Human Physiology and General Biochemistry (Department)
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From1 Apr 2000 → 30 Sep 2002
Projects
1 - 10 of 13
- Neuroinflammation as a mediator of central sensitization: Unravelling the role of glial cells in chronic low back painFrom1 Nov 2023 → TodayFunding: FWO fellowships
- I am busy surviving! Patient-centered breast cancer teleprehabilitationFrom1 Nov 2023 → TodayFunding: FWO fellowships
- The added value of multimodal biopsychosocial teleprehabilitation in people undergoing total knee arthroplastyFrom1 Oct 2023 → TodayFunding: FWO junior postdoctoral fellowship
- SRP-Groeifinanciering: Pain Never Sleeps: Unravelling the Sleep-Pain Interaction in Patients with Chronic PainFrom1 Oct 2022 → TodayFunding: BOF - projects
- Weight Loss Intervention in Overweight/Obese People Suffering from Chronic Low Back Pain: an International Multi-center Randomized Controlled Trial (WEAVE)From1 Jan 2022 → TodayFunding: FWO research project (including WEAVE projects)
- Stress intolerance in patients with chronic widespread pain: are epigenetic mechanisms the answer to the mystery?From1 Nov 2021 → TodayFunding: FWO fellowships
- PREMEO Trial : Towards PREcision MEdicine for Osteoarthritis: added value of cognitive behavioural therapy for insomniaFrom1 Oct 2021 → TodayFunding: FWO Applied Biomedical Research (TBM)
- The effectiveness of pain neuroscience education in patients at risk for unfavorable outcome following surgery for lumbar radiculopathy: A multicentric randomized controlled trialFrom1 Nov 2020 → TodayFunding: FWO fellowships
- Modern pain neuroscience applied to pain in breast cancer survivors: a randomized clinical trial of pain neuroscience education combined with exercise therapy.From1 Nov 2019 → 31 Oct 2023Funding: FWO fellowships
- Exercise therapy for osteoarthritis pain: how does it work?From1 Jan 2019 → 31 Dec 2022Funding: FWO research project (including WEAVE projects)
Publications
1 - 10 of 328
- Development of an interdisciplinary training program about chronic pain management with a cognitive behavioural approach for healthcare professionals(2024)
Authors: Wouter Munneke, Christophe Demoulin, Jo Nijs, Carine Morin, Emy Kool, Anne Berquin, Mira Meeus, Margot De Kooning
- Influence of preoperative pain, cognitions, and quantitative sensory testing measures on the effects of perioperative pain neuroscience education for people receiving surgery for lumbar radiculopathy(2024)
Authors: Wouter Van Bogaert, Iris Coppieters, Jo Nijs, Ronald Buyl, Kelly Ickmans, Maarten Moens, Lisa Goudman, Koen Putman, Eva Huysmans
Pages: 1-10 - Towards a Real-Life Understanding of the Altered Functional Behaviour of the Default Mode and Salience Network in Chronic Pain: Are People with Chronic Pain Overthinking the Meaning of Their Pain?(2024)
Authors: Elin Johansson, Huan-Yu Xiong, Andrea Polli, Iris Coppieters, Jo Nijs
- The Role of Anxiety and Depression in Shaping the Sleep–Pain Connection in Patients with Nonspecific Chronic Spinal Pain and Comorbid Insomnia: A Cross-Sectional Analysis(2024)
Authors: Zosia Goossens, Thomas Bilterys, Eveline Van Looveren, Anneleen Malfliet, Mira Meeus, Lieven Danneels, Kelly Ickmans, Barbara Cagnie, Aurore Roland, Maarten Moens, et al.
- Exploring Interactions Between Sex, Pain Characteristics, Disability, and Quality of Life in People With Chronic Spinal Pain(2024)
Authors: Wouter Van Bogaert, Bernard X W Liew, César Fernández-de-Las-Peñas, Juan Antonio Valera-Calero, Umut Varol, Iris Coppieters, Jeroen Kregel, Jo Nijs, Mira Meeus, Barbara Cagnie, et al.
Pages: 791-804 - Nociceptive, neuropathic, or nociplastic low back pain?(2024)
Authors: Jo Nijs, Eva Kosek, Alessandro Chiarotto, Chad Cook, Lieven A Danneels, César Fernández-de-Las-Peñas, Paul W Hodges, Bart W Koes, Adriaan Louw, Raymond WJG Ostelo, et al.
Pages: 178-188 - Proinflammatory Dietary Intake Relates to Pain Sensitivity in Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain(2024)
Authors: Ömer Elma, Sevilay Tümkaya Yılmaz, Jo Nijs, Peter Clarys, Iris Coppieters, Evelien Mertens, Tom Deliens, Anneleen Malfliet
Pages: 350-361 - Editorial(2024)
Authors: Sławomir Kujawski, Paweł Zalewski, Lynette Hodges, Jo Nijs, Julia L Newton
- Get Back, a person-centred digital programme targeting physical activity for patients undergoing spinal stenosis surgery-a study protocol of a randomized feasibility study(2024)
Authors: Emelie Karlsson, Helena Brisby, Andreas Fors, Mike K Kemani, Håkan Hedman, Jo Nijs, Mari Lundberg
- Effect of perceived injustice-targeted pain neuroscience education compared with biomedically focused education in breast cancer survivors(2024)
Authors: Eva Roose, Eva Huysmans, Laurence Leysen, Kenza Mostaqim, Paul van Wilgen, David Beckwee, Marijke De Couck, Annick Timmermans, Rinske Bults, Jo Nijs, et al.