Chronic pain affects approximately a quarter of the population in Spain, negatively impacting the quality of life of people who suffer from it, in their relationships with their family, work, friends, etc.,. Scientific evidence supports that moderate exercise can be an effective therapeutic tool for pain management. Regular and controlled physical activities not only help …

The work Health and Women: Research on the Social and Gender Dimension, highlights the need to integrate gender perspectives in the field of health. Edited by María Isabel García Rodríguez and Lourdes Biedma Velázquez, this collaborative work reflects on how health cannot be separated from the structural inequalities of the sex-gender system. As a whole, …

The Servimedia news agency is hosting a round table discussion with Grünenthal on Thursday 13 June at 12 noon on its ‘Women and Pain’ Platform, an initiative that aims to raise social awareness for the study and research of pain in women, through institutional and professional participation. The general director of Servimedia, José Manuel González …

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On March 5, 2024, the White Paper on Health and Gender in Spain was presented in the Congress of Deputies. This project was led by the Health Observatory and Communication Study and was presented with the support of Francina Armengol, president of the Congress of Deputies. This initiative is a scientific and rigorous vision, in …

  CATALAN SOCIETY OF PAIN March 1, 2024 ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES 8.30-8.50 Information gathering 8.50-9.00 Presentation Marta Ferrándiz. President of the Catalan Pain Society Elena Català. President of the Women and Pain Platform 9.00-11.00 1.- CHRONIC PAIN, DISEASE AND COMORBIDITY Moderator: MaLuisa Franco. Bilbao. Differences in Chronic Pain between Men and Women: How Much, …

‘Reporte Semanal’ talks about fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome or multiple chemical sensitivity syndrome. One and a half million people live with pain, affected by numerous ailments and they are mainly suffered by women. It is another of those diseases with a thousand faces that, in some cases, takes years to diagnose. Doctor Antonio Collado, who …