Hasenbring M, Levenig C, Titze C (2025). Comorbidity of chronic pain and fatigue : Common mechanisms, common treatment steps?. Schmerz, 39(5), 322-328. doi: 10.1007/s00482-025-00898-2
Claudia Levenig
Dr. SpoWiss
Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology
Curriculum Vitae
- since 2022 Research Coordinator at the Center of Medical Psychology and Translational Neuroscience, Department of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, Faculty of Medicine, Ruhr University Bochum
- 2019-2022 Research assistant, Clinic for Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, St. Josef Hospital, Bochum
- 2020 PhD Spowiss, Faculty of Sports Science, Ruhr University Bochum
- since 2011 Research Associate at the Center of Medical Psychology and Translational Neuroscience, Department of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, Faculty of Medicine, Ruhr University Bochum
- 2007-2013 Lecturer, Department of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, Faculty of Medicine, Ruhr University Bochum
- 2003-2009 Lecturer, Institute of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology and at the Institute of Sports Science, Georg-August-University Göttingen
- 1997-1998 Semester abroad: Sports Science at Heriot Watt University Edinburgh, Scotland
- 1994-2001 M.A. Sports science, Sociology, Economic and Social Psychology, Georg August University Göttingen
Methods and research interests
- Psychosocial aspects of chronic low back pain
- Body image and pain
Therapy expectations
Recent publications
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Levenig CG, Hasenbring MI, Günnewig L, Titze C, Elsenbruch S, Schulte TL (2024). Treatment Expectations-You Get What You Expect-and Depression Plays a Role. J Pain, 25(9), 104582. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2024.104582
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Matheve T, De Baets L, Moog ME, Hasenbring MI, Levenig C (2023). Graded-Modelle - eine Einführung. Muskuloskelettale Physiotherapie, 27(02), 73-82. doi: 10.1055/a-2013-4773
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De Baets L, Matheve T, Moog ME, Hasenbring MI, Levenig C (2023). Graded-Modelle in der Praxis. Muskuloskelettale Physiotherapie, 27(02), 83-91. doi: 10.1055/a-2013-4758
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Maurer A, Deckert S, Levenig C, Schörkmaier T, Stangier C, Attenberger U, Hasenbring M, Boecker H (2020). Body Image Relates to Exercise-Induced Antinociception and Mood Changes in Young Adults: A Randomized Longitudinal Exercise Intervention. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 17(18). doi: 10.3390/ijerph17186801
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Levenig CG, Kellmann M, Kleinert J, Belz J, Hesselmann T, Heidari J, Hasenbring MI (2020). Body Image in Athletes and Nonathletes With Low Back Pain: Avoidance-Endurance-Related Subgroups and Sports Status Play a Role. J Sport Rehabil, 30(2), 182-189. doi: 10.1123/jsr.2019-0245
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Gajsar H, Titze C, Levenig C, Kellmann M, Heidari J, Kleinert J, Rusu AC, Hasenbring MI (2019). Psychological pain responses in athletes and non-athletes with low back pain: Avoidance and endurance matter. Eur J Pain, 23(9), 1649-1662. doi: 10.1002/ejp.1442
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Konietzny K, Chehadi O, Levenig C, Kellmann M, Kleinert J, Mierswa T, Hasenbring MI (2019). Depression and suicidal ideation in high-performance athletes suffering from low back pain: The role of stress and pain-related thought suppression. Eur J Pain, 23(6), 1196-1208. doi: 10.1002/ejp.1387
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Heidari J, Belz J, Hasenbring M, Kleinert J, Levenig C, Kellmann M (2019). Examining the Presence of Back Pain in Competitive Athletes: A Focus on Stress and Recovery. J Sport Rehabil, 28(2), 188-195. doi: 10.1123/jsr.2017-0235
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Levenig CG, Kellmann M, Kleinert J, Belz J, Hesselmann T, Hasenbring MI (2019). Body image is more negative in patients with chronic low back pain than in patients with subacute low back pain and healthy controls. Scand J Pain, 19(1), 147-156. doi: 10.1515/sjpain-2018-0104
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Hasenbring MI, Levenig C, Hallner D, Puschmann AK, Weiffen A, Kleinert J, Belz J, Schiltenwolf M, Pfeifer AC, Heidari J, Kellmann M, Wippert PM (2018). Screening instruments: more light than shade. Schmerz, 32(6), 479-482. doi: 10.1007/s00482-018-0340-4
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Hasenbring MI, Levenig C, Hallner D, Puschmann AK, Weiffen A, Kleinert J, Belz J, Schiltenwolf M, Pfeifer AC, Heidari J, Kellmann M, Wippert PM (2018). Psychosocial risk factors for chronic back pain in the general population and in competitive sports : From theory to clinical screening-a review from the MiSpEx network. Schmerz, 32(4), 259-273. doi: 10.1007/s00482-018-0307-5
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Belz J, Heidari J, Levenig C, Hasenbring M, Kellmann M, Kleinert J (2018). Stress and risk for depression in competitive athletes suffering from back pain - Do age and gender matter?. Eur J Sport Sci, 18(7), 1029-1037. doi: 10.1080/17461391.2018.1468482
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Heidari J, Mierswa T, Hasenbring M, Kleinert J, Levenig C, Belz J, Kellmann M (2018). Recovery-stress patterns and low back pain: Differences in pain intensity and disability. Musculoskeletal Care, 16(1), 18-25. doi: 10.1002/msc.1195
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Kleinert J, Ott I, Mierswa T, Levenig CG, Wenge K, Hasenbring M, Kellmann M (2017). Exercise motivation and nonspecific back pain: A comparison of patients and nonpatients. Rehabil Psychol, 62(3), 363-373. doi: 10.1037/rep0000149
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Levenig CG, Hasenbring MI, Kleinert J, Kellmann M (2016). Body image and low back pain. Schmerz, 30(5), 437-443. doi: 10.1007/s00482-016-0122-9
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Heidari J, Mierswa T, Kleinert J, Ott I, Levenig C, Hasenbring M, Kellmann M (2016). Parameters of low back pain chronicity among athletes: Associations with physical and mental stress. Phys Ther Sport, 21, 31-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2016.03.003