🧠 Chronic pain is never “just pain”. It’s a complex condition that affects nearly 1 in 5 people worldwide, and often doesn’t come alone. 🔍 Many individuals with chronic pain also live with comorbidities — such as obesity, diabetes or hypertension — which amplify disability,

🎯 𝗜𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗸𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲?.⚠️ Most people trust the health information they find online. But what if much of it wouldn’t even get a passing grade?. 🔎

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🎯 How do people search for information about musculoskeletal pain?. 🧠 What would you do if your back started hurting persistently?. Chances are, you’d do what 84% of people across Europe do: type the question into Google. 📊 As part of the DIGI4MSK project, we analysed how

📢 We can't treat what we don’t teach. A new study shows huge gaps in how pain is taught in Europe’s health education programmes. From medicine to psychology, future professionals aren’t getting the training they need to understand and manage pain—especially chronic conditions.

🧠 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥. 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥, 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥. Not everyone experiences or expresses pain the same way. In musculoskeletal conditions—like back pain, arthritis or chronic injuries—health literacy

🧠💪 Today, June 21, we join the global call for awareness on World ALS Day. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) progressively affects motor neurons — limiting movement, speech, and breathing — but never the courage or dignity of those who live with it. At DIGI4MSK, we advocate

This carousel is a reminder that behind every diagnosis there’s a person. Let’s talk in a way that helps them move forward. #HealthLiteracy #MusculoskeletalCare #Digi4MSK #PatientCenteredCare #ScienceCommunication #EUProjects #PainAwareness

🧠💬 How do you explain pain to someone who’s suffering from it?. At Digi4MSK, we’ve seen firsthand how a single word can change everything. From fear to hope, from confusion to clarity. Musculoskeletal pain isn’t just a physical issue—it’s a communication challenge too.

🔎 Is the most visited online health information really helping people make informed decisions?. That’s the question we asked in Phase 3 of the DIGI4MSK project. As part of our ongoing work to improve musculoskeletal health communication across Europe, we analysed the top-ranked

📢 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀. 𝗔 𝗹𝗼𝘁. When someone is told their joint is “degenerating”, what they often hear is: “there’s no way back”. That single word can shape their beliefs, their emotions, and even their willingness to move. Recent

📊 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝟮.𝟭 – 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟮: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗦𝗞 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲? . Continuing the analysis from Digi4MSK on how people search for musculoskeletal (MSK) health information online, here’s what we

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💡 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗸𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻. There’s a common tendency—among both healthcare professionals and patients—to blame musculoskeletal (MSK) pain on normal age-related tissue changes. Therefore, the

🩺 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟳 – 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗛𝘆𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘆 . Did you know that hypertension—the leading preventable cause of heart disease and death worldwide—is linked to chronic widespread pain? . A 2024 study by Naeini MK et al. explored the connection between the

🎬 That’s a wrap for today’s LIVE ONLINE session!. A huge thank you to Raquel García Tarrazo for sharing her expertise, and to all of you for joining, engaging, and reflecting with us. We hope today’s session gave you new insights into the role of digital tools in supporting

🎤 Welcome to today’s LIVE ONLINE session hosted by Digi4MSK!. Today’s topic:. Digital interventions oriented to self-management in musculoskeletal disorders.We are excited to welcome our speaker:.✨ Raquel García Tarrazo, clinical physiotherapist. Together, we’ll explore how

🌐 What barriers do we face in implementing digital health interventions?. Today in our LIVE ONLINE, Raquel García Tarrazo shared key challenges:.🔹 Technological access.🔹 Digital literacy.🔹 Disruption of workflow.🔹 Resistance to change.🔹 Over-reliance on passive therapies.🔹

💻 Today, Raquel García Tarrazo shared a fantastic overview of the advantages of digital health interventions in musculoskeletal care!. From improving adherence, self-efficacy, and monitoring, to reducing barriers, carbon footprint, and geographic limitations—digital solutions