In this section, national initiatives which have been set up in the Netherlands can be found.
PA!N supports new health standard for chronic pain in the Ne…
One of the main objective of PA!N (SIP NL) is to adapt a national pain guideline. As from 11 February 2020, the Dutch authorities adapted the health S…
The Pain Alliance in the Netherlands; the way forward! - pos…
The Pain Alliance in the Netherlands (PA!N), a chapter of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), aims to improve the quality of l…
Senior members of parliament, like Joba van den Berg (CDA), Rens Raemakers (D66) and Arno Rutte (VVD) listened to the different aspects of pain, often…
Chronic pain is a huge problem - in the Netherlands alone, no less than 2.2 million people suffer from this condition, incurring costs of up to 20 bil…
The Dutch go mainly with movement complaints to the doctor!
The most reported complaints to general practitioner are related to the musculoskeletal system, especially complaints to knee and lower back, as evide…