Forschung & Lehre
Prof. Dr. Martin Diers (english version)
Curriculum Vitae
Academic positions
since 10/15: Professor for Clinical and Experimental Behavioral Medicine Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, LWL University Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum
07/15 – 09/15: Group leader Pain processing and Pain Modulation Institute of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, University Medical Center, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Prof. Dr. Nicole von Steinbüchel
01/09 – 06/15: Project manager Phantom Mind (ERC, advanced grant, EU no. 230249) Department of Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience, Central Institute of Mental Health Medical Faculty Mannheim, Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, Prof. Dr. Herta Flor
10/13 – 03/13: Visiting Professor Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, Otto-Friedrich-University Bamberg
04/13 – 09/13: Visiting Scientist at the Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain McGill University, Montreal, Canada, Prof. Dr. Petra Schweinhardt
01/04 – 12/08: Project manager Plasticity in chronic pain syndromes (DFG Fl156/26) Department of Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience, Central Institute of Mental Health Medical Faculty Mannheim, Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, Prof. Dr. Herta Flor
Institutional Responsibilities
12/20 – 07/21: Member of the appointments committee Pain Medicine (W2), Clinic for Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine, Palliative Medicine and Pain Medicine, Berufsgenossenschaftliches Universitätsklinikum Bergmannsheil, Medical Faculty, Ruhr-University Bochum
2/20: Member of the tenure track committee Experimental Ophthalmology (W2), Clinic for Ophthalmology, Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum, Medical Faculty, Ruhr University Bochum
01/18 - 03/19: Member of the program commission DKPM congress 2019, Berlin, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychosomatische Medizin und Ärztliche Psychotherapie, Deutsches Kollegium für Psychosomatische Medizin (German society for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy)
12/17 - 10/19: Member of the founding council Hochschule für gesundheitsorientierte Wissenschaften Rhein-Neckar (University for health-oriented sciences), Mannheim
10/17 – 05/18: Member of the appointments committee Pain Medicine (W2), Clinic for Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine, Palliative Medicine and Pain Medicine, Berufsgenossenschaftliches Universitätsklinikum Bergmannsheil, Medical Faculty, Ruhr-University Bochum
since 08/16: Member of the examination board (doctorate), Medical Faculty, Ruhr-University Bochum
since 01/16: Member of the Research Department of Neuroscience, Ruhr University Bochum
10/15 – 03/16: Lectureship M.Sc. Psychology, Health Psychology, FernUniversity Hagen. Supervision Master and Bachelor Thesis
04/13 – 09/13: Lectureship B.Sc. Psychology, Health Psychology ,FernUniversity Hagen. Supervision Bachelor Thesis
09/09 – 03/13: Division manager of the outpatient pain clinic, Department of Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, Prof. Dr. Herta Flor
04/09 – 08/10: Deputy Coordinator for Lectures in „Medical Psychology“, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg
Professional Training
01/15: Habilitation (Post-doctoral exam) at the Department of Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, Prof. Dr. Herta Flor
03/14 Thesis: Psychobiological mechanisms in chronic musculoskeletal pain syndromes, Venia legendi for the subjects: Neuropsychology, Clinical Psychology and Medical Psychology
09/14: Licensed Supervisor for behavioural therapy issued by the, Governing Council Stuttgart
05/09 – 10/10: Baden-Württemberg-Certificate for didactics, University didactics centrum of the Universities of Baden-Württemberg
05/04 – 04/09: Postgraduate training psychological psychotherapy, focus on behavioural therapy, Center for Psychological Psychotherapy (ZPP), Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, 05/09: Board certified state license for Psychological Psychotherapy issued by the Governing Council Stuttgart
10/02 – 06/06: Doctorate at the Department of Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, Prof. Dr. Herta Flor
06/05 Dissertation: The role of illusory hand movements and attention on cortical reorganisation and phantom phenomenons after unilateral arm amputation
10/99 – 09/02: Study of psychology at the University of Konstanz. 11/01 diploma thesis: The electrical correlate in the electroencephalogram for cue dependent reaction time shortening, Prof. Dr. Kuno Kirschfeld, Prof. Dr. Thomas R. Elbert
09/98 – 08/99: Study of psychology at the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Netherlands, completion of basic studies: Propadeuse
Positions offered
08/15: Offers for professor position “Clinical and Experimental Behavioral Medicine” (W2), Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, LWL-University, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum
06/15: Offers for professor position “Pain and Movement” (W2) – declined, Health Oriented Medicine and Movement Studies, University of Applied Science, Mannheim
06/15: Short listed Lecturer in Psychology (Pain), Health and Life Sciences, Institute of Psychology, Health and Society, Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Liverpool; Liverpool, Great Britain
Society Member
Association for Psychological Science (APS) 2015-2016
German Association for Psychology: Groups: Biological Psychology and Neuropsychology; Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy (DGPS) since 2013
International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) since 2012
Federal Associations of National Health Physicians: North Rhine-Westphalia: since 2015, Lower Saxony: 2015, Baden-Wuerttemberg: 2009-2015
Society for Neuroscience (SFN) 2005, 2010
Editorship
Guest associate editor for the research topic „Body, space and pain“ in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Grant Reviewer
German Research Organization (DFG)
Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
Austrian exchange service (OeAD-GmbH)
Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Protestant student union
Ad Hoc Reviewer for Journals
Arthritis Care & Research, Brain, Brain Imaging and Behavior, Biological Psychology, Cerebral Cortex, Current Biology, Der Schmerz, European Journal of Pain, Experimental Brain Research, Explore, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, Frontiers in Neurorobotics, Healthcare, Journal of Pain, Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, Neuroimage, Neuroimage: Clinical, Neuropsychologia, New England Journal of Medicine, Pain, Pain Reports, Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, Plos One, Psychiatry Research, Psychological Research, Psychophysiology, Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience, Scientific Reports, The Lancet, Wiener Klinische Wochenschau
Research topics Pain:
Topics:
- Pain physiology (central sensitization)
- Attention and other psychological pain modulations
- Endogenous pain inhibition
- Pain treatment (operant behavioral treatment, virtual and augmented reality)
- Body illusions (Mirror box, Rubber hand Illusion, visual feedback)
Methods: EEG, fMRI, MRI, PET, MEG, EMG
Patient groups: Chronic Back Pain, Fibromyalgia, Phantom limb pain, Anorexia Nervosa
Ongoing Projects:
- real-time visual feedback for the treatment of chronic back pain
- Induction of the rubber hand illusion
- Pain controllability
- Modulation of visual induced analgesia during experimental painful stimulation
- Illusions and body perception in anorexia nervosa
Prizes and Awards
11/2022 FoRUM Scienceprize 1st prize clinical science, Medical Faculty, Ruhr-University Bochum (1,000.-€)
10/2015 Award for pain research; 2. prize clinical research, For the paper: Mirror therapy for phantom limb pain: Brain changes and the role of body representation. German Association for the Study of Pain (DGSS) (3,500.-€)
10/2014 Fellowship in the Mentoring Program for outstanding young scientists, Biopsychology and Neuropsychology section of the German Association for Psychology (DGPs)
02/2013 1. prize of the MEG Study Competition 2013, together with Prof. Dr. Petra Schweinhardt, McGill University, Montreal, Canada (18,000.-C$) (13,500.-€)
07/2012 Elected for the International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) Alumni Symposium at the Federation of European Neurosciences (FENS) Forum 2012
03/2012 Early Career Research Grant, Offered by the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP). Proposal: Seeing what you feel behind: neuronal correlates of seeing painful stimulation, (20,000.-$) (15,500.-€)
09/2011 Nominated for Best Poster Presentation of the 7th Congress of the European Federation of IASP® Chapters (EFIC®), See what you feel behind: Looking at one's own back reduces experimental pain intensity in chronic back pain patients.
06/2011Elected scholar of the European Pain School, Siena, Organized by the Federation of European Neurosciences (FENS) and the International Brain Research Organization (IBRO)
05/20111. prize of the young investigator Award for Pain research of the Janssen-Cilag GmbH, Proposal: Seeing what you feel behind: neuronal correlates of seeing painful stimulation, (5,000.-€)
Research Grants
06/2021: Federal State NRW Government-backed stimulus package: Investment program for the modernization of structural and medical-technical structures (LWL hospital total: 600,000.-€, Psychosomatic 290,000.-€, my part 165,000.-€)
10/2020: DFG, Research Unit 2974: Affective and cognitive mechanisms of specific Internet-use disorders (ACSID) (3.3Mio€). RP4 (Prof. Dr. Matthias Brand, Prof. Dr. Oliver T. Wolf, Prof. Dr. Martin Diers): Cue reactivity in gaming disorder and pornography-use disorder: Behavioral and neural correlates and effects of acute stress (in total 586,278.-€, my part 176,700.-€)
09/2019: University Bochum, Funding of the publication fee for Kessler et al. (2019) by the Open-Access-Publication-Fund of the University (400.-€)
10/2018: University Bochum, funding of the Medical Faculty FoRUM F919-17: Investigation of thalamic function, structure and neurochemistry in patients suffering from phantom limb pain (59,900.-€)
09/2018: Mercator Research Center Ruhr: Small molecules with large impact: miRNAs in the pathogenesis of fibromyalgia (29,350.-€)
11/2016: DFG, Neuronal correlates of pain controllability in chronic musculoskeletal pain (209.245,-€) 10/2020: additional funds (18,100.-€)
07/2016: University Bochum, funding of the Medical Faculty FoRUM F866R-16: Modulation of visual induced analgesia during experimental painful stimulation (55,768.-€)
05/2015: University Heidelberg Funding of the publication fee for Milde et al. (2015) by the Open-Access-Publication-Fund of the University, (1,350.-$) (1,200.-€)
09/2012 DFG, Seeing what you feel behind: neuronal correlates of seeing painful stimulation (19,500.-€)
List of Publications
2023
Diers M, Fuchs X, Bekrater-Bodmann R, Flor H. Prevalence of phantom phenomena in congenital and early-life amputees. Journal of Pain 2023;24:502-508.
Mosch B, Hagena V, Hepertz S, Ruttorf M, & Diers M. Neural correlates of control over pain in fibromyalgia patients. NeuroImage: Clinical 2023;37:103355.
Mosch B, Hagena V, Hepertz S, & Diers M. Brain morphometric changes in fibromyalgia and the impact of psychometric and clinical factors: A volumetric and diffusion-tensor imaging study. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2023;25:81.
Mosch, B., Hagena, V., Hepertz, S., & Diers, M. Adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on fibromyalgia patients in Germany: A longitudinal investigation including pre-pandemic data of pain and health-related outcomes. Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology 2023.
2022
Fuchs X, Diers M, Trojan J, Kirsch P, Milde C, Bekrater-Bodmann R, Rance M, Foell J, Andoh J, Becker S, Flor, H. Phantom limb pain intensity after unilateral arm amputation is associated with increased heat pain and decreased warmth sensitivity in the face. Eur J Pain 2022;26(4):114-132.2021
Beckmann N, Baumann P, Herpertz S, Trojan J, Diers M. How the unconscious mind controls body movements: body schema distortion in Anorexia Nervosa. International Journal of Eating Disorder 2021;54(4):578-586.
Beinert K, Deutsch K, Löscher S, Diers M. Watching your neck: The influence of real-time visual feedback on cervical joint position sense in chronic neck pain. Motor Control 2021;25(4):630-643.
Bekrater-Bodmann R, Reinhard I, Diers M, Fuchs X, Flor H. Relationship of prosthesis ownership and phantom limb pain: results of a survey in 2,383 limb amputees. Pain 2021;162(2):630-640.
Cordier L, Ullrich EM, Herpertz S, Zieglgänsberger W, Trojan J, Diers M. Differential effects of visually induced analgesia and attention depending on the pain stimulation site. Eur J Pain 2021;25:375-384.
Leins J, Waldorf M, Suchan B, Diers M, Herpertz S, Paslakis G, Steins-Loeber S. Exposure to the thin beauty ideal: Are there subliminal priming effects? International Journal of Eating Disorder 2021;54(4):506-515.
Kogel, A-K., Herpertz, S., Steins-Loeber, S. & Diers, M. Disorder specific rewarding stimuli in anorexia nervosa. International Journal of Eating Disorder 2021;54:1477-1485.
2020
Andoh J, Milde C, Diers M, Bekrater-Bodmann R, Trojan J, Fuchs X, Becker S, Desch S, Flor, H. Assessment of cortical reorganization and preserved function in phantom limb pain: a methodological perspective. Scientific Reports 2020;10(1):11504.
Cordier L, Fuchs X, Herpertz S, Trojan J, Diers M (2020). Synchronous stimulation with light and heat induces body ownership and reduces pain perception. Journal of Pain 21(5-6), 700-707.
Diers M, de Vos CC, Gandhi W, Hoeppli ME, Becker S, Bock E, Baillet S, Schweinhardt P. Induced oscillatory signaling in the beta frequency of top-down pain modulation. Pain Rep. 2020;5(1):e806.
Steinbüchel TA, Herpertz S, Dieris-Hirche J, Kehyayan A, Külpmann I, Diers M, te Wildt BT. Internetabhängigkeit und Suizidalität – ein Vergleich Internetabhängiger und nicht abhängiger Patienten mit einer gesunden Population [Internet Addiction and Suicidality – Comparative Study of Internet-Dependent and Non-Dependent Patients with Healthy Controls]. Psychother Psychsom Med Psychol 70(11), 457-466.
2019
Beinert, K., Lutz, B., Zieglgänsberger, W., & Diers, M. Seeing the site of treatment improves habitual pain but not cervical joint position sense immediately after manual therapy in chronic neck pain patients. Eur J Pain 2019;23(1):117-123.
2018
Trojan, J., Fuchs, X., Speth, S.L., & Diers, M. The rubber hand illusion induced by visual-thermal stimulation. Scientific Reports, 2018; 8:12417.
Wakolbinger, R., Diers, M., Hruby, L.A., Sturma, A., & Aszmann, O.C. Home based Tactile Discrimination Training (TDT) reduces phantom limb pain. Pain Pract. 2018;18(6):709-715.
2017
Andoh J, Diers M, Milde C, Christmann C, Köppe C, Kleinböhl D, & Flor H. Neural correlates of evoked phantom limb sensations. Biological Psychology 2017;126:89-97.
Löffler A, Trojan J, Zieglgänsberger W, & Diers M. Visually induced analgesia during massage treatment in chronic back pain patients. Eur J Pain 2017;21(10):1623-1631.
2016
Diers M, Löffler A, Zieglgänsberger W, Trojan J. Watching your pain site reduces pain intensity in chronic back pain patients. Eur J Pain 2016; 20(4):581-585.
Fuchs X, Riemer M, Diers M, Flor H, Trojan, J. Perceptual drifts of real and artificial limbs in the rubber hand illusion. Scientific Reports 2016;6:24362.
Kamping S, Andoh J, Bomba I, Diers M, Diesch E, Flor H. Contextual modulation of pain in masochists: involvement of the parietal operculum and insula. Pain. 2016;157(2):445-455.
2015
Bekrater-Bodmann R, Schredl M, Diers M, Reinhard I, Foell J, Trojan J, Fuchs X, Flor H. Post-amputation pain is associated with the recall of an impaired body representation in dreams - results from a nation-wide survey on limb amputees. PlosOne. 2015;10(3): e0119552.
Diers M, Kamping S, Yilmaz P, Rance M, Bekrater-Bodmann R, Foell J, Trojan J, Fuchs X, Bach F, Maaß H, Çakmak H, Flor H. Illusion-related brain activations: A new virtual reality mirror box system for use during functional magnetic resonance imaging. Brain Res. 2015;1594:173-182.
Laux P, Krumm B, Diers M, Flor H. Recovery–stress balance and injury risk in professional football players: a prospective study. Journal of Sport Sciences. 2015;33:2140-2148.
Milde C, Rance M, Yilmaz P, Trojan J, Fuchs X, Foell J, Bekrater-Bodmann R, Flor H, Diers M. Do mirror glasses have the same effect on brain activity as a classical mirror box? Evidence from an fMRI study with healthy subjects. PlosOne. 2015;10(5):e0127694.
Streit F, Bekrater-Bodmann R, Diers M, Reinhard I, Frank J, Wüst S, Seltzer Z, Flor H, Rietschel M. Concordance of phantom- and residual limb pain phenotypes in double amputees: evidence for contribution of distinct and common individual factors. Journal of Pain. 2015;16:1377-1385.
2014
Bekrater-Bodmann R, Foell J, Diers M, Kamping S, Rance M, Yilmaz P, Trojan J, Fuchs X, Bach F, Çakmak HK, Maaß H, Flor H. The importance of synchrony and temporal order of visual and tactile input for illusory limb ownership experiences – an fMRI study applying virtual reality. PlosOne. 2014;9(1):e87013.
Foell J, Bekrater-Bodmann R, Diers M, Flor H. Mirror therapy for phantom limb pain: Brain changes and the role of body representation. Eur J Pain. 2014b;18(5):729-739.
Trojan* J, Diers* M, Fuchs X, Bach F, Bekrater-Bodmann R, Foell J, Kamping S, Rance M, Maaß H, Flor H. An augmented reality home-training system based on the mirror and imagery treatment approach. Behavior Research. 2014;46:634-640. *Both authors contributed equally to this work.
2013
Diers M, Zieglgansberger W, Trojan J, Drevensek AM, Erhardt-Raum G, Flor H. Site-specific visual feedback reduces pain perception. Pain. 2013;154(6):890-896.
2012
Bach F, Cakmak H, Maass H, Bekrater-Bodmann R, Foell J, Diers M, Trojan J, Fuchs X, Flor H. Illusory hand ownership induced by an MRI compatible immersive virtual reality device. Biomed Tech (Berl). 2012;57(Suppl. 1):719-720.
Bekrater-Bodmann R, Foell J, Diers M, Flor H. The perceptual and neuronal stability of the rubber hand illusion across contexts and over time. Brain Res. 2012;1452:130-139.
Diener SJ, Wessa M, Ridder S, Lang S, Diers M, Steil R, Flor H. Enhanced stress analgesia to a cognitively demanding task in patients with posttraumatic stress disorder. J Affect Disord. 2012;136(3):1247-1251.
Diers M, Yilmaz P, Rance M, Thieme K, Gracely RH, Rolko C, Schley MT, Kiessling U, Wang H, Flor H. Treatment-related changes in brain activation in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome. Exp Brain Res. 2012;218(4):619-628.
2011
Diers M, Schley MT, Rance M, Yilmaz P, Lauer L, Rukwied R, Schmelz M, Flor H. Differential central pain processing following repetitive intramuscular proton/prostaglandin E(2) injections in female fibromyalgia patients and healthy controls. Eur J Pain. 2011;15(7):716-723.
2010
Diers M, Christmann C, Koeppe C, Ruf M, Flor H. Mirrored, imagined and executed movements differentially activate sensorimotor cortex in amputees with and without phantom limb pain. Pain. 2010;149(2):296-304.
Yilmaz* P, Diers* M, Diener S, Rance M, Wessa M, Flor H. Brain correlates of stress-induced analgesia. Pain. 2010;151(2):522-529. *Both authors contributed equally to this work.
2008
Diers M, Koeppe C, Yilmaz P, Thieme K, Markela-Lerenc J, Schiltenwolf M, van Ackern K, Flor H. Pain ratings and somatosensory evoked responses to repetitive intramuscular and intracutaneous stimulation in fibromyalgia syndrome. J Clin Neurophysiol. 2008;25(3):153-160.
2007
Diers M, Koeppe C, Diesch E, Stolle AM, Hölzl R, Schiltenwolf M, van Ackern K, Flor H. Central processing of acute muscle pain in chronic low back pain patients: an EEG mapping study. J Clin Neurophysiol. 2007;24(1):76-83.
2004
Flor H, Diers M, Birbaumer N. Peripheral and electrocortical responses to painful and non-painful stimulation in chronic pain patients, tension headache patients and healthy controls. Neuroscience Letters. 2004;361(1-3):147-150.
Karl A, Diers M, Flor H. P300-amplitudes in upper limb amputees with and without phantom limb pain in a visual oddball paradigm. Pain. 2004;110(1-2):40-48.
Reviews
2023
Erlenwein J, Diers M, Ernst J, Schulz F, Petzke F. Klinisches Update zu Phantomschmerz [Clinical Updates on phantom limb pain]. Der Schmerz in press;
2021
Brand M, Müller A, Stark R, Steins-Loeber S, Klucken T, Montag C, Diers M, Wolf OT, Rumpf H-J, Wölfling K, Wegmann E. Addiction Research Unit: Affective and cognitive mechanisms of specific Internet-use disorders. Addiction Biology 2021;26e13087.
Erlenwein J, Diers M, Ernst J, Schulz F, Petzke F. Clinical Updates on phantom limb pain. Pain Rep. 2021;6(1):1-16,e888.
2020
Mosch B, Hagena V, Diers M. Bildgebende Untersuchungen des neuronalen Schmerznetzwerks. Aktuelle Rheumatologie 2020;45:413-421.
2019
Brumagne S, Diers M, Danneels L, Moseley GL, Hodges PW. Neuroplasticity of sensorimotor control in low back pain. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy 2019;49(6):402-414.
Diers M. Neuroimaging the pain network – Implications for treatment. Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology 2019;33(3):101418.
Kessler H, Axmacher N, Diers M, Herpertz S. On the Purported Dichotomy Between Fake and Real Symptoms: The Case of Conversion Disorders. Frontiers in Psychology 2019;10:2114.
2018
Cordier L, Diers M. Learning and Unlearning of Pain. Biomdeicines 2018;6(2)piiE67.
2017
Schmidt-Wilcke T, Diers M. New insights into the pathophysiology and treatment of fibromyalgia. Biomdeicines 2017;5(22).
2016
Becker S, Diers M. [Chronic pain: Perception, reward and neural processing]. Chronischer Schmerz Wahrnehmung, Belohnung und neurale Verarbeitung. Schmerz 2016;30(5):395-406.
Diers M. Kommentar zum Referat: Neurale Mechanismen: Antizipation von Schmerz. Journalclub Schmerzmedizin 2016;3(5):148.
2015
Fuchs X, Becker S, Kleinböhl D, Diers M, Flor H. Respondent learning in chronic pain: How precise is imprecision? Pain. 2015;156:2108-2109.
2014
Diers M. The impact of the stimulation method on differences in pain thresholds and brain responses between chronic pain patients and healthy controls. Eur J Pain. 2014;18(10):1365-1366.
Foell J, Andoh J, Bekrater-Bodmann R, Diers M, Fuchs X, Colloca L, Flor H. Peripheral origin of phantom limb pain: is it all resolved? Pain. 2014;155(10):2205-2206.
Foell J, Bekrater-Bodmann R, Diers M, Flor H. Authors' reply to the comment by Harvie and Moseley. Eur J Pain. 2014a;18(5):603-604.
Trojan J, Diers M, Valenzuela-Moguillansky C, Torta DME. Body, Space, and Pain. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 2014;8:369.
2013
Diers M, Flor H. [Phantom limb pain : Psychological treatment strategies] Psychologische Behandlungsstrategien bei Patienten mit Phantomschmerzen. Schmerz. 2013;27(2):205-213.
Flor H, Diers M, Andoh J. The neural basis of phantom limb pain. Trends in Cognitive Science. 2013;17(7):307-308.
2012
Diers M, Flor H. Neuroimaging and pain: implications for prevention and treatment. Contemporary Hypnosis and Integrative Therapy. 2012;29(1):17-29.
2011
Diers M. [Operant and cognitive behavioural treatments in chronic pain]. Ther Umsch. 2011;68(9):507-511.
Diers M, Flor H. Sensorimotor training and its implication on cortical reorganization. Journal of Pain Management. 2011;4(3):279-287.
2009
Diers M. Funktionelle Bildgebung bei chronischen Schmerzerkrankungen: Implikationen für die Therapie. [Functional Imaging in Chronic Pain: Implications for Therapy]. Verhaltenstherapie. 2009;19(2):86-93.
Flor H, Diers M. Sensorimotor training and cortical reorganization. NeuroRehabilitation. 2009;25(1):19-27.
2003Grüsser SM, Diers M, Flor H. Phantomschmerz: Aspekte der Neuroplastizitat und Intervention. [Phantom limb pain: aspects of neuroplasticity and intervention]. Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther. 2003;38(12):762-766.
Bookchapters
in press
Diers, M., & Nortvedt, F. What is pain; is pain real? In Bustan, S. (ed.), Fundamental Transdisciplinary Questions on Suffering and Pain im Druck:pp.xx. Springer: New York.
2021
Sturma A, Hruby L, Diers M. Epidemiology and Mechanisms of Phantom Limb Pain. In Aszmann, O., & Farina, D. (ED), Bionic Limb Reconstruction 2021:pp.103-111. Springer: Heidleberg.
2018Diers M, Alimusaj M, Flor H. Phantomschmerz. In Schiltenwolf, M. & Henningsen, P. (ED.), Muskuloskelettale Schmerzen 2018:pp.374-385 . Stuttgart: Schattauer.
2017
Diers M, Milde C. Neuroimaging of Chronic Pain. In Saba L (Ed.), Neuroimaging of Pain. 2017:pp.171-214. Springer: Heidelberg.
2015
Diers M Neuroprosthesis and Sensorimotor Trainning. In Knotkova H, Rasche D (Eds.), Textbook of Neuromodulation. 2015:pp.159-167. Springer: Heidelberg.
2012
Diers M, Flor H. Sensorimotor training and its implication for cortical reorganization. In Knotkova H, Cruciani R, Merrick J (Eds.), Neuroplasticity in chronic pain. 2012:pp. 77-90. Nova Science Publishers, Inc: New York.
2010
Flor H, Diers M. Wie verlernt das Gehirn den Schmerz? In Schiepek G (Ed.), Neurobiologie der Psychotherapie. 2010:pp. 523-529. Stuttgart: Schattauer.
2007
Flor H, Diers M Limitations of pharmacotherapy: behavioral approaches to chronic pain. In Stein C (Ed.), Handb Exp Pharmacol. 2007;177:415-427. Springer: Heidelberg.
Reviews in professional journals for members
2023
Baumann P, Diers M. Zusammenhang von Sättigungsgefühl und Körperwahrnehmung. Ernährungs Umschau 2023;5:M292
2020
Löffler, A., & Diers, M. Sehen & Fühlen. Visuelles Feedback bei der Behandlung von chronischem Rückenschmerz. Sportärztezeitung 2020;2:106-109.
Mosch, B., Hagena, V., & Diers, M. Mit Vorstellung und spiegeln das Gehirn verändern. Der Allgemeinarzt 2020;10:34-36.
2018
Diers M. Einfluss von visuellem Feedback und visuellen Illusionen auf die Schmerzwahrnehmung. Connexi 2015;1:11-13.
Diers, M. (2016). Kortikale Reorganisation und Schmerz. MWE Aktuell 2016;1:17-19
Cordier, L., Bordewieck, M., & Diers, M. Therapieansatz der visuellen Analgesie. Orthopädietechnik 2018;69(2):46-49.
Kideyş, E., Cordier, L., & Diers, M. Psychobiologie des Schmerzes – verhaltensmedizinische Modelle für die Praxis. ZAEN Magazin 2018;3(10):47-50.
Löffler, A., Cordier, L., & Diers, M. Visuelles Feedback bei chronischem Rückenschmerz. Physiotherapeuten 2018;70(2):40-43.
2013
Trojan J, Diers M. Update: Physiologie und Psychologie des Schmerzes. Manuelle Therapie. 2013;17(4):153-161.2012
Diers M, Trojan J. Verschiedene Interventionsmethoden im Überblick. Sensorisch-motorische Trainingsverfahren zur Behandlung von Phantomschmerz. Orthopädische Nachrichten. 2012;(12):12.
2009
Diers M, Flor H. Neue Therapien bei chronischen Schmerzerkrankungen. [New treatments for chronic pain syndromes]. Schweizer Zeitschrift für Psychiatrie & Neurologie. 2009;(3):28-30.
2007
Flor H, Diers M, Knotkova H, Cruciani R. Brain changes related to chronic pain: implications for pain extinction training. Advances in Pain Management. 2007;1(3):91-95.
Public and Media (selected)
16.03.2023 SWR2 Wissen „Fibromyalgie – Der unverstandene Schmerz“ 28 min (Interview 2min)
23.07.2022 WDR 5 "Töne, Texte, Bilder": Internetsucht 5:09 min
06.07.2022 1Live: Internetsucht 3:03 min
03/2022 MDR Aktuell Radio: Der Körper lügt nicht 2:39 min
01.03.2022 CT das radio: Körperwahrnehmung
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15.02.2013 Apotheken Umschau S.64-65: Heilsame Trugbilder: Amputation: ein ausgeklügeltes Hirntraining soll Phantomschmerzen lindern
13.10.2011 Mannheimer Morgen: Fokus soll auf angenehmen Aktivitäten liegen
26.09.2011 SWR2 Forum: Sind wir zu wehleidig? Vom Umgang mit dem Schmerz 44:07 min
08.2011 Physiopraxis 9: Denn sie wissen nicht was sie tun
04/2011 Psychologie Heute 38(4) Interview: Das Wegenetz der Pein. Der Psychologe Martin Diers über das Schmerzgedächtnis und seine Trampelpfade im Gehirn.
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