In everyday clinical practice, I meet patients with chronic pain and comorbidities, since pain is seldom the only health condition. Pain management needs a biopsychosocial perspective and patients with comorbidities may benefit from a patient-tailored approach.
My research is based on a biopsychosocial view of pain and is focused on two areas:
- The effects of multimodal pain rehabilitation. I investigate rehabilitation effects on patients with chronic pain and obesity using a quality register for interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation.
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To include nutrition care as an essential part of pain management for people experiencing chronic pain. In our clinical settings, I develop evidence-based nutritional interventions (i.e. healthier eating) embedded in pain rehabilitation programs.
- Pain in older adults. I investigate pain aspects in population-based studies as well as research on rehabilitation in vulnerable older patients.
Pedagogical presentation
We develop pedagogical tools based on the latest evidence from research and practice, aiming to provide good knowledge on ‘understanding chronic pain’ as chronic pain is not a symptom but a disease.
- Dong H-J, Bäckryd E. Teaching the biopsychosocial model of chronic pain: Whom are we talking to? Patient Education and Counseling 2023:107645.
- Huan-Ji Dong, Nazdar Ghafouri, Emmanuel Bäckryd. Teaching “Pain Rehabilitation” in Medical Education and Clinical Practice: How do We Get Started?
Poster presentation in National Pain Congress (Smärtforum) 2025.
