Kelly Ickmans

Kelly Ickmans is assistant professor and postdoctoral researcher at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and physiotherapist at the University Hospital Brussels, Belgium. She is a member of the Pain in Motion research group.

Notable studies

 * 2011, Treatment of central sensitization in patients with 'unexplained' chronic pain: what options do we have? - (Full text)


 * 2011, Serotonergic descending inhibition in chronic pain: design, preliminary results and early cessation of a randomized controlled trial - (Full text)
 * 2012, Pain in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome: time for specific pain treatment? - (Abstract)
 * 2012, How to exercise people with chronic fatigue syndrome: evidence-based practice guidelines - (Full text)
 * 2012, In the mind or in the brain? Scientific evidence for central sensitisation in chronic fatigue syndrome - (Full text)
 * 2012, Ignoring the evidence favouring exercise therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome is unethical and scientifically incorrect - (Full text)
 * 2013, Fear of movement and avoidance behaviour toward physical activity in chronic-fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia: state of the art and implications for clinical practice - (Abstract)
 * 2013, Association between cognitive performance, physical fitness, and physical activity level in women with chronic fatigue syndrome - (Full text)
 * 2013, Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome as a clinically important subgroup of chronic fatigue syndrome: further evidence for central nervous system dysfunctioning - (Abstract)
 * 2013, Does acetaminophen activate endogenous pain inhibition in chronic fatigue syndrome/fibromyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis? A double-blind randomized controlled cross-over trial - (Abstract)
 * 2014, Can recovery of peripheral muscle function predict cognitive task performance in chronic fatigue syndrome with and without fibromyalgia? - (Abstract)
 * 2014, Recovery of upper limb muscle function in chronic fatigue syndrome with and without fibromyalgia - (Abstract)
 * 2014, Treatment of central sensitization in patients with 'unexplained' chronic pain: an update - (Abstract)
 * 2014, Altered immune response to exercise in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis: a systematic literature review (Full Text)
 * 2016, What is in a name? Comparing diagnostic criteria for chronic fatigue syndrome with or without fibromyalgia - (Abstract)
 * 2017, Endogenous Pain Facilitation Rather Than Inhibition Differs Between People with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Multiple Sclerosis, and Controls: An Observational Study - (Full Text)
 * 2018, Cerebral Blood Flow and Heart Rate Variability in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Randomized Cross-Over Study - (Full text)
 * 2018, Exercise-induce hyperalgesia, complement system and elastase activation in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - a secondary analysis of experimental comparative studies - (Full text)
 * 2019, Relationship Between Exercise-induced Oxidative Stress Changes and Parasympathetic Activity in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: An Observational Study and in Patients and Healthy Subjects - (Full text)
 * 2019, Treatment of central sensitization in patients with chronic pain: time for change? - (Full text)


 * 2020, DNA Methylation and Brain‐Derived Neurotrophic Factor Expression Account for Symptoms and Widespread Hyperalgesia in Patients With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Comorbid Fibromyalgia - (Full text)
 * 2021, Central sensitisation in chronic pain conditions: latest discoveries and their potential for precision medicine - (Full text)
 * 2021, Central sensitisation: causes, therapies, and terminology – Authors' reply - (Letter, Full text)


 * 2019, Relationship Between Exercise-induced Oxidative Stress Changes and Parasympathetic Activity in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: An Observational Study and in Patients and Healthy Subjects

Online presence

 * PubMed
 * Researchgate profile