How To Measure Pain Beliefs with Roland Reezigt, PT, PhD(c)

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In this episode of the Pain Science Podcast, we explore a key question in modern pain care: how do we measure whether pain science education actually changes the way people think about pain? Pain researcher and physiotherapist Roland Reezigt, PT, PhD(c) joins us to discuss the best way to measure pain beliefs and how to assess conceptual change after Pain Science Education. The conversation highlights the shift from simply delivering pain information to facilitating true reconceptualization of pain. We discuss the difference between pain knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes—and why conceptual change, not just learning facts, is the real goal of pain education. Reezigt also raises an important challenge: many commonly used questionnaires may not clearly measure what clinicians think they measure. For physical therapists, we explore which assessment tools are practical in busy clinical settings and how shifts in pain understanding translate into outcomes like reduced fear, greater self-efficacy, and meaningful behavior change.

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How To Measure Pain Beliefs with Roland Reezigt, PT, PhD(c)

00:00 Introduction to Pain Science Education
02:39 Understanding Patient Beliefs and Knowledge
05:12 The Shift from Pain Neuroscience to Pain Science Education
08:12 The Role of Co-construction in Pain Education
10:47 Challenges in Delivering Pain Education
13:36 Health Literacy and Its Impact on Pain Management
16:06 Utilizing Psychometric Tools in Pain Assessment
22:08 Understanding Diagnostic Tools in Pain Management
25:01 Navigating the Overload of Assessment Tools
27:22 Recommended Tools for Measuring Pain Beliefs
32:33 Changing Beliefs About Pain: Challenges and Strategies
39:59 Experiential Learning in Pain Education

 

Resources

  • The KNAP Tool: Beetsma, A. J., Reezigt, R. R., Paap, D., & Reneman, M. F. (2020). Assessing future health care practitioners’ knowledge and attitudes of musculoskeletal pain; development and measurement properties of a new questionnaire. Musculoskeletal science & practice, 50, 102236. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2020.102236
    Reezigt RR, Beetsma AJ, Catley MJ, et al. Assessing pain science education; the measurement properties of assessment instruments of conceptual change: A narrative and rapid review. J Pain. 2026;40:106195. doi:10.1016/j.jpain.2026.106195

 

My main interest lies in the domain of pain, central pain processing and manual therapy / musculoskeletal physiotherapy. I also have a huge interest in the knowledge and attitude of pain in healthcare practitioners (HCPs), students and the educational curricula. Clinically, I’m a Manual Therapist at Expertise Centrum Groningen. Besides Physiotherapy and Manual Therapy, I’ve additionally studied a MSc. in advanced (dissection) anatomy, advanced artrokinematics and biomechanics, medical imaging and general methodology and biostatistics at the Vrij Universiteit Brussel. I’m a regional ambassador (North-East) for the Dutch Society of manual therapy (NVMT), connecting manual therapists in the region and organising activities for knowledge transfer and valorisation. Additionally, i’m a lecturer at the Hanze University of Applied Sciences (Hanzehogeschool Groningen) at the department of Physiotherapy and i’m doing a PhD at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (on the effect of manual therapy on central pain mechanisms in patients with persistent neck pain), where I also teach about pain, neurophysiology, central pain processing and measurement of pain in the master Musculoskeletal Physiotherapeutic Sciences.

Ronald Reezigt’s Social Media Handles

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rolandreezigt/

Instagram @rrreezigt

Facebook: @RonaldReezigt

 

 

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