Updated on September 26th, 2025.
NEW PROJECT PRESENTED AT THE II CONFERENCE OF THE SPANISH NETWORK FOR RESEARCH ON PERSISTENT COVID (REiCOP)
On Friday, September 12, our colleague Hermann Fricke presented at the II REiCOP Conference (Madrid) the protocol of the randomized controlled clinical trial currently being carried out by several members of the UMSS team. The presentation highlighted the urgent need to develop new, more accessible and safer rehabilitation strategies for patients with chronic fatigue syndrome and/or long COVID. The project was very well received and was awarded the prize for the best research project presented during the conference.
Study by UMSS Group reveals anxiety lowers pain threshold while depression raises it, creating medical paradox.
A study by the UMSS group shows that pain perception differs in people with anxiety and depression compared to the general population.
The study, recently published in The Journal of Pain, analyzed research evaluating the response to painful stimuli in healthy people, people with depression, and people with anxiety. The results show that people with anxiety have a lower pain threshold than the general population; that is, they begin to feel pain in response to less intense stimuli. In contrast, higher thresholds were observed in people with depression, a striking finding given the high prevalence of pain in this population and the results of other variables measured, such as pain intensity. In future phases of the project, the aim will be to investigate the possible mechanisms that explain this paradox.
New study by the UMSS Group begins
The patient recruitment phase for the new study being conducted by some members of UMSS has begun.
If you suffer from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) or Long COVID (LC), and the need to travel has prevented you from attending rehabilitation or participating in studies in the past, you now have the opportunity to receive a telerehabilitation program from your home. By registering through this link and leaving your details, the research team will contact you.
More information for patients can be found in the QR code on the poster.
Showcasing Innovation in Physiotherapy Education: Dr. García Vázquez Presents Digital Learning Platform at National Conference in Granada
Our colleague @phdjuanfranciscogarciavazquez has participated these days in the X NATIONAL AND VI INTERNATIONAL DAYS OF PHYSIOTHERAPY EDUCATION organized by @aefedusup @aefisio_ 🙌🏻🥼 in the city of Granada.
With an oral communication entitled “DEVELOPMENT OF AN EDUCATIONAL DIGITAL PLATFORM FOR THE LEARNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PHYSIOTHERAPY DIAGNOSIS”, he has shared with fellow teachers from all over Spain the project “CLINICAL LIAISON” (LAZARILLO CLÍNICO), on which he has been working for several years with the engineer @borjagr27 from @nttdata.espana . The aim of this new educational tool is to facilitate the learning of ICF-based Physiotherapy Diagnosis for students of the Degree in Physiotherapy.
Javier Martínez Calderón, successfully defended his second doctoral thesis “Sense and purpose of life in people with cancer: state of the art”
Our colleague, Javier Martínez Calderón, successfully defended his second doctoral thesis under the co-direction of Professors Francisco Javier Cano García and Alberto Marcos Heredia Rizo and within the Doctoral Program in Psychology at the University of Seville. During the presentation of his thesis entitled “Sense and purpose of life in people with cancer: state of the art”, Prof. Martinez Calderon made a deep reflection on the importance of multidisciplinary work in people diagnosed with chronic conditions and the need to build a solid evidence that combines a previous conceptual work and qualitative research to develop primary studies with methodological soundness and transferable to the clinician. Congratulations, Javi!
XXI IBiS Researchers Fórum. Presenting the poster by Jesús Salas entitled: Altered Pain Perception in Response to Experimental Pain in Adults with Anxiety or Depressive Disorders: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.
The XXI IBiS Researchers’ Forum was scheduled for March 2025 in Seville, Spain. This annual event aims to foster collaboration and knowledge exchange among biomedical researchers, providing a platform to present recent findings and discuss advancements in various biomedical fields. The forum underscores IBiS’s commitment to enhancing research quality and facilitating scientific interactions within the community. ¡Congratulations, Jesús!
