Events →
PAINtalks 2020!
The PAINtalks 5th edition will take place in the Granada Theater in Sherbrooke on November…
QPRN annual retreat 2020!
The 13th QPRN Annual Retreat will took place at Chateau Mont-Sainte-Anne on January 24-26 2020…
NAPS 2020!
NAPS is postponed in 2021 at the Chateau Montebello Applications can be submitted from December…
Focus on research →
Back pain: beneficial stretching?
An exploratory study published in the Scandinavian Journal of Pain by a team from Laval…
The health insurance card, a wealth of information for research!
Whenever we go to the hospital and use our health insurance card, consult a medical…
Understanding pain and what’s to be done about it in 10 minutes!
This video produced by the German Center for Pediatric Pain at the Vestische Clinic for…
Fundings →
Pilot Projects 2020
Congratulations to the 2020 recipients ! – Mélanie Bérubé – For her project : Development…
FRQS Research Scholars 2020
Congratulations to our members for their recent success in the FRQS scholarship competition ! –…
Highlight on the next generation →
3 minutes of neuroscience – back to bASICs
Dorsal Root Ganglia are peripheral sensory hubs. Their role is to detect a variety of…
Hot pepper and back pain, a funny combo!
Back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide. Spinal manipulation is a recommended treatment…
My cat-searcher life: actor against pain
My name is Margot and I have osteoarthritis. Did you know that this disease affects…
Our most recent advances →
Spinal microglia and neuropathic pain
Microglia are a type of glial cells located throughout the brain and spinal cord. They do…
Investigation of gene expression in pain processing tissues after nerve injury
Chronic pain triggered by nerve injury (neuropathic pain) is a debilitating and difficult to treat…
Short-term opioids for pain still come with side effects
Patients who only briefly take opioid painkillers are still likely to face side effects, a…