The 14th Congress of the European Pain Federation EFIC, taking place in Lyon, France, from 24–26 April 2025, is the premier multidisciplinary meeting for healthcare professionals and researchers dedicated to pain science. At #EFIC2025, rehabilitation specialists will gain valuable insights into the latest evidence-based approaches for assessing and managing pain. Sessions will explore innovative rehabilitation strategies, personalised treatment pathways, and the integration of lifestyle interventions in chronic pain care. Experts will discuss topics such as spine-related leg pain, motor behavior in real-life settings, the role of ergonomic guidelines, and work-focused interventions for chronic pain. Join world-leading researchers and clinicians as they present cutting-edge findings on physiotherapy for migraine, pain taxonomy updates, and technology-based therapies.
These sessions focus on Rehabilitation Specialists at #EFIC2025:
| Type | Name | Speaker |
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| Plenary Sessions | ||
| Plenary Debate: Nociplastic Pain |
Chair: Mira Meeus, Belgium Chair: Fernando Cervero, Canada Winfried Häuser, Germany Eva Kosek, Sweden Fusao Kato, Japan |
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| Evidence-Based Analysis of Healthy Lifestyle Interventions in Chronic Pain |
Chair: Ozden Gokdemir, Turkey Amanda C. de C. Williams, United Kingdom |
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| Topical Workshops | ||
| Spine-related leg pain (sciatica): unravelling complexity towards personalised care |
Annina Schmid, United Kingdom Siobhan Stynes, United Kingdom Giovanni Ferreira, Australia |
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| Motor Behaviour and Pain in Real-Life Settings: Current Clinical and Research Advances |
Diego Vitali, United Kingdom Guillaume Christe, Switzerland Mira Meeus, Belgium |
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| Debate: Work-related Safety and Ergonomic Guidelines – A Barrier or Facilitator for Musculoskeletal Pain Care? |
Michiel Reneman, Netherlands Morten Hoegh, Denmark Mary O’Keeffe, Ireland |
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| Debate: Migraine – are specific physiotherapy exercises needed or not? |
Matteo Castaldo, Italy Kerstin Luedtke, Italy Henrik Schytz, Denmark |
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| Innovative Approaches to Pain Management in Rheumatoid Arthritis, Mapping Mechanisms to Treatments: Insights into Peripheral and Central Sensitisation |
Hans-Georg Schaible, Germany Stephanie Smith, United Kingdom Serge Perrot, France Oral Abstract Presenter: Eoin Kelleher, United Kingdom |
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| Improving Work Outcomes in Chronic Pain: Insights on Pain-Work Relationship and the Effects of Work-Focused Interventions |
Joanna McParland, United Kingdom Nathan Hutting, Netherlands |
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| The concept of mixed pain: should we update pain taxonomy? |
Rainer Freynhagen, Germany Andrea Truini, Italy Ralf Baron, Germany Bart Morlion, Belgium |
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| Revised treatment guidelines for neuropathic pain: pharmacotherapy and neuromodulation |
Nadia Soliman, United Kingdom Xavier Moisset, France Nadine Attal, France Poster Presenter: Denys Fontaine, France |
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| Why And How Clinical Neurophysiology Can Be Used To Evaluate And Stratify Patients With Chronic Pain. Towards Objective Sensory Testing |
Caterina Maria Leone, Italy André Mouraux, Belgium Luis Garcia-Larrea, France |
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| The Pain Catastrophizing Debate |
Chris Eccleston, United Kingdom Michael Sullivan, Canada Fiona Webster, Canada Geert Crombez, Belgium |
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| Integrating Technology-Based Therapies for Chronic Pain |
Ben Seymour, United Kingdom Sophie Clarke, United Kingdom |
