Publications by authors named "L Leemans"
Background: One of the most frequent complaints among people with musculoskeletal pain is pain during physical activity, commonly referred to as movement-evoked pain. It is suggested to be associated with quantitative sensory testing measures of central pain process in individuals with musculoskeletal pain.
Objective: To investigate the predictive association between movement-evoked pain scores and measures of central sensitization in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain.
Background: Adequate energy and protein provision is mandatory to optimize survival chances in critical illness, prevent loss of muscle mass, and reduce length of stay. Data are available concerning feeding adequacy in intensive care unit (ICU) participants, but little is known about the adequacy in post-ICU participants. This systematic review aimed to evaluate feeding adequacy in post-ICU participants and addressed causes of feeding interruption leading to suboptimal adequacy.
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- Many tropical coastal ecosystems are affected by human activities related to tourism and land/sea use.
- We created a method to engage stakeholders early in ecological research to map the Social-Ecological System (SES) in Lac Bay, Bonaire, especially addressing the new challenge of massive sargassum landings.
- Our Group Model Building methodology helped us uncover key drivers and feedbacks, prioritize urgent research questions, and develop management strategies for the conservation of seagrass beds and mangrove forests in the area.
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- The study aimed to explore how the intensity of offset analgesia relates to pain features like conditioned pain modulation (CPM), temporal summation of second pain (TSP), and overall pain severity in people with knee osteoarthritis (KOA).
- Researchers used electrical stimuli on 88 participants to measure these pain responses and analyzed the data using various statistical methods, excluding those who couldn't complete the tests.
- Findings indicated that while significant pain modulation occurred, offset analgesia did not meaningfully correlate with CPM, TSP, or clinical pain severity, suggesting it may reflect other aspects of pain modulation in KOA, but its practical application is still unclear.
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- * A study measured MeHg levels in various fish from North Sea catches, allowing researchers to calculate the daily mercury intake for the Belgian population in 1975, 1997, and 2014-2021, and compare these rates with international standards.
- * Although average MeHg intake rates in Belgium have decreased and are below the acceptable daily intake (ADI) norms, higher consumption levels (95th percentile rates) still pose risks, especially as MeHg levels in hair and blood indicate potential health effects in different age groups.