Petra Schweinhardt

Research

Crc

Latest papers

Sensory phenotypes in complex regional pain syndrome and chronic low back pain-indication of common underlying pathomechanisms.
Pain reports · 2023
Central sensitization in CRPS patients with widespread pain: a cross-sectional study.
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2023
Development of a computerized 2D rating scale for continuous and simultaneous evaluation of two dimensions of a sensory stimulus.
Frontiers in psychology · 2023 · senior author

All 47 publications

Latest funding

Treatment of severe, chronic pain: the brain's role in the analgesic effects of spinal cord stimulation
CIHR · 2015 · Supervisor
$108,750
CANADA RESEARCH CHAIRHOLDER - Tier 2 / TITULAIRE DE CHAIRE DE RECHERCHE DU CANADA - Niveau 2
CIHR · 2012 · Nominated PI
$500,000
The importance of dopamine, dopamine receptors, and dopaminergic pathways for analgesia and pain modulation in humans.
CIHR · 2009 · Nominated PI
$611,545

All 3 grants and awards

47 publications.

01

Sensory phenotypes in complex regional pain syndrome and chronic low back pain-indication of common underlying pathomechanisms.

De Schoenmacker I, Sirucek L, Scheuren PS, Lütolf R, Gorrell LM, Brunner F, Curt A, Rosner J, Schweinhardt P, Hubli M

Pain reports2023

DOI: 10.1097/pr9.0000000000001110 PMID: 38027464

02

Central sensitization in CRPS patients with widespread pain: a cross-sectional study.

De Schoenmacker I, Mollo A, Scheuren PS, Sirucek L, Brunner F, Schweinhardt P, Curt A, Rosner J, Hubli M

Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.)2023

DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnad040 PMID: 36946277

03

Development of a computerized 2D rating scale for continuous and simultaneous evaluation of two dimensions of a sensory stimulus.

Hoeppli ME, Thurston TS, Roy M, Light AR, Amann M, Gracely RH, Schweinhardt P

Frontiers in psychology2023Senior author

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1127699 PMID: 36935976

04

Neural and behavioral correlates of human pain avoidance in participants with and without episodic migraine.

Gandhi W, de Vos CC, Becker S, Hoge RD, Hoeppli ME, Schweinhardt P

Pain2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002472 PMID: 34510134

05

Endogenous opioids contribute to the feeling of pain relief in humans.

Sirucek L, Price RC, Gandhi W, Hoeppli ME, Fahey E, Qu A, Becker S, Schweinhardt P

Pain2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002285 PMID: 34793405

06

Identifying Motor Control Strategies and Their Role in Low Back Pain: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach Bridging Neurosciences With Movement Biomechanics.

Schmid S, Bangerter C, Schweinhardt P, Meier ML

Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland)2021

DOI: 10.3389/fpain.2021.715219 PMID: 35295522

07

Fear-avoidance beliefs are associated with reduced lumbar spine flexion during object lifting in pain-free adults.

Knechtle D, Schmid S, Suter M, Riner F, Moschini G, Senteler M, Schweinhardt P, Meier ML

Pain2021

DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002170 PMID: 33323888

08

Neural effects of placebo analgesia in fibromyalgia patients and healthy individuals.

Frangos E, Čeko M, Wang B, Richards EA, Gracely JL, Colloca L, Schweinhardt P, Bushnell MC

Pain2021

DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002064 PMID: 32925593

09

Default mode network changes in fibromyalgia patients are largely dependent on current clinical pain.

Čeko M, Frangos E, Gracely J, Richards E, Wang B, Schweinhardt P, Catherine Bushnell M

NeuroImage2020

DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.116877 PMID: 32344063

10

Neuropathic pain after thoracotomy: Tracking signs and symptoms before and at monthly intervals following surgery.

Gandhi W, Pomares FB, Naso L, Asenjo JF, Schweinhardt P

European journal of pain (London, England)2020Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/ejp.1569 PMID: 32267038

Treatment of severe, chronic pain: the brain's role in the analgesic effects of spinal cord stimulation

SupervisorCIHR2015CIHR Fellowship

Principal investigators: de Vos, Cecile

Keywords: Chronic Pain; Imaging; Magneto-Encephalography (Meg); Neuromodulation; Neuropathy; Spinal Cord Stimulation; Supraspinal Mechanisms

$108,750

CANADA RESEARCH CHAIRHOLDER - Tier 2 / TITULAIRE DE CHAIRE DE RECHERCHE DU CANADA - Niveau 2

Nominated PICIHR2012Canada Research Chairs - CIHR Funded - Tier 2

Principal investigators: Schweinhardt, Petra

Keywords: Crc

$500,000

The importance of dopamine, dopamine receptors, and dopaminergic pathways for analgesia and pain modulation in humans.

Nominated PICIHR2009Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Schweinhardt, Petra

Keywords: Dietary Dopamine Depletion; Dopaminergic Neurotransmission; Fibromyalgia; Human Pain Processing; Positron Emission Tomography; Psychophysics

$611,545

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Neurology and Neurosurgery
Département de santé buccale
Biomedical Ethics
Psychiatry
Psychology
Centre de recherche
Montreal Neurological Institute
Other

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Gilles Lavigne

Département de santé buccale

1 shared papers, latest 2018

Alain Dagher

Neurology and Neurosurgery

1 shared papers, latest 2007

Sridar Narayanan

Montreal Neurological Institute

1 shared papers, latest 2017

Pierre Rainville

Centre de recherche

1 shared papers, latest 2018

Jonathan Kimmelman

Biomedical Ethics

1 shared papers, latest 2015

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Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Sensory phenotypes in complex regional pain syndrome and chronic low back pain-indication of common underlying pathomechanisms.

Central sensitization in CRPS patients with widespread pain: a cross-sectional study.

Development of a computerized 2D rating scale for continuous and simultaneous evaluation of two dimensions of a sensory stimulus.

Neural and behavioral correlates of human pain avoidance in participants with and without episodic migraine.

Endogenous opioids contribute to the feeling of pain relief in humans.

Identifying Motor Control Strategies and Their Role in Low Back Pain: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach Bridging Neurosciences With Movement Biomechanics.

Fear-avoidance beliefs are associated with reduced lumbar spine flexion during object lifting in pain-free adults.

Neural effects of placebo analgesia in fibromyalgia patients and healthy individuals.

Default mode network changes in fibromyalgia patients are largely dependent on current clinical pain.

Neuropathic pain after thoracotomy: Tracking signs and symptoms before and at monthly intervals following surgery.

Treatment of severe, chronic pain: the brain's role in the analgesic effects of spinal cord stimulation

CANADA RESEARCH CHAIRHOLDER - Tier 2 / TITULAIRE DE CHAIRE DE RECHERCHE DU CANADA - Niveau 2

The importance of dopamine, dopamine receptors, and dopaminergic pathways for analgesia and pain modulation in humans.

Frequent collaborators

Alexander Thiel

Marco Leyton

Gilles Lavigne

Alain Dagher

Mathieu Roy

Sridar Narayanan

Mathieu Roy

Sylvain Baillet

Marco Leyton

Gilles Lavigne

Laura Stone

Pierre Rainville

Jonathan Kimmelman