Taking into account contextual factors is essential to understand fear of movement. Thanks to collaborators @LiesbetDebaets @meuldersann @LotteJanssens2 Lieven Danneels & Katleen Bogaerts

What if low back pain is not just about strength. but about timing? This study explores anticipatory postural adjustments (APAs) across multiple trunk muscles, revealing how the body prepares for movement before it even happens. A valuable contribution to how we understand motor control, variability, and movement preparation in low back pain Rather than a simple delay in a single muscle, the findings suggest a more complex picture. Multi-muscle coordination is disrupted, potentially reflecting adaptive or protective strategies rather than isolated dysfunction. The goal may not be to “activate one muscle earlier”, but to restore coordinated, task-specific motor control across the system. #Feedforward control #Lowbackpain #Attention #Motorcontrol #Hypervigilance #Electromyography Link to access article: buff.ly/aptvjTX

Today we had a wonderfull morning at the REVA Research Day where our Spine, Head and Pain Research Unit Ghent presented an overview of the team members, main research lines and ongoing projects to our department 💫 #sharingknowlegde #sharingapassionforresearch @Reva_UGent

Collega vroeg waarom ik ineens luidop begon te lachen. Wel, dit 👇

Our study on context-specific fear of movement assessment in CLBP is now published in @PAINthejournal Thanks to co-authors @LiesbetDebaets @meuldersann @LotteJanssens2 Lieven Danneels and Katleen Bogaerts journals.lww.com/pain/fullte…

Zullen miljonairvoetballers volgende week eindelijk normale RSZ betalen? Het levert 119 miljoen op, veel meer dan wat voor VL univs éérder op tafel en in de krant komt: RSZ besparing op onderzoek, bron v innovatie en motor vd kenniseconomie @vincent_v_p demorgen.be/snelnieuws/dubbe…

BPS Young Researchers Day - "The Next Generation in Pain Research' - 22nd of March 2025 in Antwerp. Registration is free but mandatory: belgianpainsociety.org/bps-y…

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Een tweeluik over de prioriteiten van de Vlaamse overheden...

This is the picture @sporza - the Flemish equivalent of @BBCSport - used to announce Thomas Tuchel as England's new manager... 🤷‍♂️ @GaryLineker

Welkom op dit gratis webinar op dinsdag 15/10 georganiseerd door @belgianbacksoc Registreer via lnkd.in/erCNcx-a

🎉Weekly notable papers: 1. @ThomasMatheve et al.: mdpi.com/2927116 2. Manuel Coheña-Jiménez et al.: mdpi.com/669684 (Views 10116) 3. Lee M. Akst et al.: mdpi.com/2634926 4. @alalawi_dr et al.: mdpi.com/2331352 #mdpijcm #Pain #nail #MentalHealth

Task-Specific Perceived Harmfulness Predicts Protective Movement Behaviour in Chronic Low Back Pain mdpi-res.com/d_attachment/jc…

Happy to share our new publication. Open access via doi.org/10.3390/jcm13175025 @DanneelsLieven @AnnickTimmerma @LiesbetDebaets

A strong plea for a change in academic publishing by @AAbizadeh theguardian.com/commentisfre…

One implication of task-specific fear is that to truly test available range of motion, a clinician needs to observe movement across a range of tasks. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

Strong reliance on sensorimotor control tests in low back pain can currently not be recommended. Link to the article buff.ly/4aB9VDC

Oefenen is inderdaad goed voor lage rugpijn. Maar neen, er bestaat geen 'gouden medicijn' tegen rugpijn, en geen enkele therapie werkt voor iedereen... Best toch eens stoppen met dit soort van ongefundeerde uitspraken.