This year, the 13th Congress of the European Pain Federation EFIC will be held in Budapest, Hungary from 20-22 September 2023. As Europe’s most important multi-disciplinary and multi-professional organisation in the field of pain science, we represent 38 constituent national pain societies with over 20,000 scientists, doctors, physiotherapists, nurses, psychologists, and other healthcare professionals. Our core domains of activity focus on education, research and advocacy. Physiotherapy plays a major role in pain management since it offers non-pharmacological approaches to relieve pain and restore function. Moreover, physiotherapists can address the roots of pain, promoting long-term relief and prevention. Patients can be educated and empowered by them and self-manage strategies for ongoing pain control. Among other treatments, physiotherapy constitutes an integral component in managing pain conditions.
These sessions focus on pain physiotherapy at #EFIC2023:
| Name | Time | |
| Wednesday | CURRENT CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS TO THE STUDY OF PROMISING PAIN TREATMENTS IN CLINICAL TRIALS | 08:30 – 10:00 |
| NOCIPLASTIC PAIN, THE ICD-11 CLASSIFICATION AND CENTRAL SENSITIZATION: BOARDERS, OVERLAP AND CLINICAL USE | 08:30 – 10:00 | |
| HOW CAN HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS IN PAIN CLINICS PREPARE FOR THE IMPACT OF WAR ON CIVILIANS WITH CHRONIC PAIN? | 08:30 – 10:00 | |
| MIGRAINE AND HEADACHE: INDIVIDUALIZED NEW THERAPEUTIC OPTIONS BASED ON PATHOPHYSIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS | 10:30-12:00 | |
| ONE SIZE DOES-NOT-FIT-ALL: TAILORED NONINVASIVE NEUROMODULATION FOR CHRONIC PAIN: ITS BASIS, CURRENT KNOWLEDGE, AND NOVEL APPROACHES AT OUR DOORSTEP | 10:30-12:00 | |
| EFIC COVID-19 TASK FORCE UPDATE; PHENOTYPING AND UNDERSTANDING POSTCOVID PAIN | 13:30-15:00 | |
| Thursday | INDIVIDUALISING COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME: CLASSIFICATION & REHABILITATION | 10:30-12:00 |
| MULTIPLE APPROACHES TOWARD PERSONALISED MANAGEMENT OF MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN | 15:15-16:45 | |
| MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN (plenary) | 08:30-09:00 | |
| REHABILITATION INTERVENTIONS FOR PAIN CONDITIONS (plenary) | 09:30-10:00 | |
| Friday | FOR PATIENTS, WITH PATIENTS: INVOLVING USERS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF DIGITAL INTERVENTIONS FOR CHRONIC PAIN | 15:30-17:00 |
| OPIOIDS AFTER SURGERY IN EUROPE – WHERE ARE WE AND HOW CAN WE IMPROVE | 15:30-17:00 | |
| TACKLING THE CHALLENGE OF CANCER PAIN: NOVEL DIGITAL HEALTH INTERVENTIONS SPANNING THE TREATMENT AND SURVIVORSHIP TRAJECTORY | 13:30-15:00 | |
