Spotlight on Chronic pain
Today there are no good medications for chronic pain. In await on functional medicine, research has taken an interest in how patients can manage their pain in a better way. Read more in our feature on chronic pain research.
Warning signals that run amok
Warning signals that run amok
Pain is a vital warning signal. But when things go wrong, it turns into a fire alarm that will not switch off even when the fire has long since been put out
Behavioral therapy became the turning point
Behavioral therapy became the turning point
For Katarina Wellington, suffering from constant pain from her fibromyalgia, the turning point came with behavioral therapy. The pain no longer rules her life.
She wants to end the pain
She wants to end the pain
There is currently no cure for rheumatoid arthritis, a disease that can cause severe pain. Rheumatologist Anca Catrina is trying to find a way to prevent the symptoms of the disease and indeed to prevent it breaking out at all.
Supporting those with fibromyalgia
Supporting those with fibromyalgia
Resistance and challenges have not stopped Professor Eva Kosek. On the contrary, she has actively swam against the tide. Thanks to her research, there has been an increased understanding of the pain disorder fibromyalgia.
"Pain should not be allowed to dominate your life"
"Pain should not be allowed to dominate your life"
As a teenager, he experienced how chronic pain can destroy a person's existence. Today, Rikard Wicksell offers an evaluated method that support his aim – to help pain patients regain a meaningful life.
News from KI on pain research
Some of our professors in the area
Changing our view of persistent pain
Changing our view of persistent pain
Living with chronic pain is challenging – not least because of the limited number of good treatments. Camilla Svensson is researching the mechanisms behind persistent pain in rheumatic diseases and how it can be tackled in new, more effective ways.
Finding the cell types that drive chronic pain
Finding the cell types that drive chronic pain
Patrik Ernfors is a Professor of Tissue Biology, and is trying to determine the full cellular and molecular complexity of pain and unravel the critical cell types driving pain in particular types of pain disorders.
Chronic pain in muscles and joints
Chronic pain in muscles and joints
Chronic pain affects large groups of patients and is very costly in terms of human suffering and medical resources. Eva Kosek studies the causes of chronic pain in the hope that her work will one day lead to new, more efficacious treatments.
Aiming at more effective analgesic
Aiming at more effective analgesic
Per-Johan Jakobsson wants to gain a better understanding of chronic inflammatory diseases such as rheumatism. His research may lead to more efficacious drugs for pain and fever in the long term.