Danish pain researcher makes a difference for nerve patients all over the world
Why do patients with amputated limbs suffer from phantom pain? Which types of nerve pain do patients with spinal cord injuries or sclerosis experience? And how can pain management be improved to increase quality of life for patients? These are some of the questions, which Troels Staehelin Jensen and his team of researchers are looking to answer.
Professor Troels Staehelin Jensen from Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital is a pioneer in his field. He was the first experimental pain researcher in Denmark, and has now been rewarded with the Mitchell Max Award for Neuropathic Pain – an award that recognises him as an international capacity in the field of pain research and pain management.
According to the American Academy of Neurology, who granted him the award, Troels Staehelin Jensen is a dedicated and ambitious forerunner in his field of research worldwide - and has been throughout his career.
Over the next three years, Troels Staehelin Jensen will head an international research initiative focusing on diabetic nerve pain. Working with colleagues from the University of Michigan, the University of Oxford and the University of Southern Denmark – among others – the researchers will study the mechanisms which lead to nerve disorders and pain in patients with Type 2 diabetes.
Contact
Professor, MD, DMSc Troels Staehelin Jensen
Aarhus University, Department of Clinical Medicine, Danish Pain Research Centre and
Aarhus University Hospital, Department of Neurology
Mobile: (+45) 2616 7042
Email: tsjensen@clin.au.dk