Research group head @derbalgrist and @Unispital_USZ Low back pain, Modic changes, Intervertebral disc biology @ORSspinesection @ISSLS_society

Zürich, Schweiz
Joined May 2022
Learning from Wilkes and about Wilkes at Eurospine2023. #Eurospine
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Congratulations to all the receivers of the young researcher travel grant of @ISSLS_Society @tamara_mengis @TerMcS @SpineWeek2023
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What makes @ISSLS_Society so unique are individuals like David Hall. I am honored to receive this years David Hall award for participation in discussions @SpineWeek2023
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Bioengineering ISSLS prize on advanced imaging for disc degeneration from @NBonnheim and Aaron Fields @ISSLS_Society @UCSFOrthosurg
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Large studies across different study sites are needed to understand multimodal diseases like #backpain. Harmonizing methods across study sites is critical to pool data from biosamples. In the frame of NIH BACPAC we have developed standards to do so. academic.oup.com/painmedicin…
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Retreat of the #Dudlilab at Felsenegg. Thanks everybody for contributing excellent thoughts. So rewarding to work with you!
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How to prevent useless lumbar spine MRIs
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New paper out! A systematic review showing evidence for the presence of systemic inflammation in chronic musculoskeletal spinal pain. Check it out: doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnac091
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New paper from @karimkhattab__ and the rest of our group on spatial distribution patterns of paraspinal muscle fat infiltration (Fat maps!) and chronic low back pain. @UCSFOrthosurg @EurSpineJournal link.springer.com/article/10…
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There is a painful medical condition that affects millions and histological knowledge is based on <10 qualitatively analyzed biopsies from the 80s! Read our first semi-quantitative histomorphometry study of Modic changes ⁦@OAC_Open⁩ sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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3 days of excellent talks & networking @eCM_Journal Congress. Congrats to my entire group @IrinaHeggli, Nick Herger, Tamara Mengis, Friederike Schulze. Excellent presentations! This team effort was awarded with the Best Poster presentation for Tamara. Congrats! @OrsSpineSection
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Just in time for the weekend: new paper supporting the previously suggested association between the "fear of round back lifting" and movement behavior in healthy pain-free individuals 👇👇👇 #biomechanics #spine #EMG #bernmovementlab @PainUZH doi.org/10.1016/j.jelekin.20…
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This is significant. Anti-inflammatory treatments might have negative effects on pain duration. science.org/doi/10.1126/scit…
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My lab is hiring a Postdoc to work on Modic changes. Great opportunity to work on a hot topic with a competitive salary! ⁦@OrsSpineSection⁩ ⁦@spinesinspace⁩ jobs.usz.ch/offene-stellen/p…
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