Omer Elma

Omer Elma is a Researcher at the Faculty of Physical Education and Physical Therapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium). His work bridges Physiotherapy, Human Physiology and Anatomy, and Movement and Nutrition for Health and Performance. He is a member of the Pain in Motion research network.

Omer’s research focuses on the intersection of chronic pain, nutrition, and musculoskeletal physiology. Key areas include:

• Nutritional Interventions in chronic pain management
• Phenotyping Pain mechanisms in cancer survivors
• Glycemic Response and its role in low back pain
• Multidisciplinary Guidelines for precision pain medicine
• Preclinical Pain Models examining diet’s analgesic/pronociceptive effects
• Pediatric Pain Management in cultural contexts

His 15 most recent works (2020–2024) span chronic pain, nutritional science, and physiotherapy, with emphasis on clinical applications. He has presented at major conferences like the IASP World Congress on Pain and collaborated internationally.

Omer actively contributes to scientific discourse through:

• Expert commentary in Understanding Pain Science (Comella Foundation podcast, 2022)
• Organizing academic events like Pain Science in Motion IV (2022)
• Membership in collaborative networks such as Pain in Motion