Events →
Science Café on pain
On June 10, 2026, the Quebec Pain Research Network, in collaboration with Fibromyalgie Laval and…
Special webinar: Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence for Canadian Veterans
Dr. Major (retired) Luc J. Hébert, fellow PT, PhD, CD will present the collaboration between…
Annual Scientific Meeting of the canadian Pain Society
The QPRN team was in Quebec City to discuss pain research with the scientific community….
Fundings →
Special webinar: Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence for Canadian Veterans
Dr. Major (retired) Luc J. Hébert, fellow PT, PhD, CD will present the collaboration between…
Pilot Projects 2026
This program serves to initiate and promote an innovative and not funded aspect of the…
FRQS Research Scholars 2025
Congratulations to our members on their success in the FRQ scholarships competition !
News of our researchers →
News from our members
Discover the achievements, projects, partnerships, and advances in pain research of our members.. April 2025…
Quebec Expertise in Chiropractic Honoured at the WFC World Congress
From May 7 to 10, 2025, over 30 representatives from Quebec took part in the…
A Canada-wide project to better understand chronic pain among veterans
In this episode, Anaïs Lacasse—full professor and holder of the Institutional Research Chair in Chronic…
News of our students →
‘I show off’ meeting travel award 2026-2027
The meeting travel award program allows trainees to attend conferences related to pain or related…
PAINtalks 2025
The 10th edition of the PAINtalks organized by the Quebec Network of Junior Pain Investigators…
Let’s Talk About Pain podcast season 2
The Quebec Pain Research Netowrk (QPRN), in collaboration with the Quebec Network of Junior Pain…
Popularized publications →
Managing pain after a brain or spinal cord injury
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Stress and Low Back Pain
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Scientific advances →
The Future of Persistent Pain Management: What Are the Priorities for Quebec?
With the support of the Ministry of Health and Social Services, a consultative session with…
Quebec Consortium on Veteran’s Health
Objective The objectives of this multidisciplinary consortium are to study the navigation of veterans living…
The QPRN in brief
The mission of the Pain Network is to contribute through basic, clinical, evaluative and epidemiological…
The world’s first ointment for lionfish and jellyfish stings
StingMaster is the first product ever available to the public that can reduce the pain…
Back pain: beneficial stretching?
An exploratory study published in the Scandinavian Journal of Pain by a team from Laval…
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…
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…
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…
It’s all about kids helping kids
1 in 5 children will at some point, suffer from persistent pain. Although the means…
Fibromyalgia: when the body’s signals lie
Fibromyalgia is characterized by constant body pain and pronounced fatigue, and is accompanied by changes…
Fibromyalgia and daily life: How to ensure harmonious cohabitation?
A person living with fibromyalgia must manage several symptoms such as pain, fatigue and sleep…
When your face expresses more than pain
With a decided step, you go up the steps of your house to answer a…
Decoding pain with brain electricity
Did you know that your brain emits electricity? The same electricity that lights the bulbs…
Don’t forget the oil on the fire, forget your pain!
You are quietly tidying up in your home while letting your mind wander. When suddenly…
Osteoarthritis pain: a handicap to be overlooked
Don’t we say that a cat has nine lives? But what good is it to…
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…
Pilot Projects 2020
Congratulations to the 2020 recipients ! – Mélanie Bérubé – For her project : Development…
How do we use our whole body to do meaningful activities despite the pain?
Pain affects how we move, from completely avoiding certain activities to more subtle adaptations of…
Managing cancer pain during the opioid crisis
Canada’s current opioid crisis, and efforts to curb it, may be contributing to inadequate cancer…
