Dec 8, 2019
What is the Global and European Year Against Pain? Since 2001, European Pain Federation EFIC® has held a centrally coordinated event named ‘The European Week Against Pain’ (EWAP). The 1st European Week against Pain was launched in the European Parliament. From 2012...
Dec 8, 2019
Physical activity´s well known health benefits include a reduced risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and improved mental health. What is less well known is that greater levels of physical activity and exercise are also associated with a lower risk of...
Dec 7, 2019
Physical activity´s well known health benefits include a reduced risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and improved mental health. What is less well known is that greater levels of physical activity and exercise are also associated with a lower risk of...
Dec 7, 2019
Pain is a core component of the patient’s experience within healthcare systems. The work of several European medical, scientific and patient organisations touches upon pain. Pain is relevant to all of us, and thus we wish to find a common way of working on subjects...
Nov 18, 2019
What is Health at a Glance 2019? The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published the report “Health at a Glance 2019”. In this biennial report, the OECD compares key indicators for population health and health system performance across OECD...
Oct 2, 2019
EFIC on the Move campaign raises awareness of the importance of physical activity in preventing primary and secondary pain. A multidisciplinary group of experts (physiotherapy, rehabilitation specialist, medical doctors and patients), with the review of the European...
