Carlos Gevers Montoro

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• D.C. Doctorat en chiropratique (Life Chiropractic College West, Hayward, Californie, 2003), Valedictorian et prix d'excellence clinique.
• M.Sc. Maîtrise en Neurosciences (Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla, Espagne, 2012).
• Ph.D. en sciences biomédicales (Université de Montréal – UQTR, 2023) - Mécanismes neurophysiologiques de la manipulation vertébrale pour le soulagement de la douleur vertébrale chronique  primaire.
• Postdoctorat en neurosciences – (McGill University, Département de Psycholgie)

• Mécanismes neurophysiologiques et inflammatoires de la douleur chronique
• Interactions neuroimmunitaires dans la douleur chronique
• Mécanismes neuroimmunitaires d'interventions non-pharmacologiques pour soulager la douleur chronique
• Mécanismes sous-jacents aux effets de la préférence et aux facteurs contextuels pour le traitement de la douleur chronique

• Directeur de l'European Chiropractors' Union
• Membre du comité de communication, Société canadienne de la douleur (incluant la communication du Journal canadien de la douleur)
• Révision par les pairs pour plusieurs revues spécialisées sur la douleur, essais cliniques et thérapies manuelles

[1] Gevers-Montoro C*, Muñoz Laguna J*, et al., Piché M. (Accepted) Successful Blinding or Wishful Thinking? A Secondary Analysis of a Randomised Controlled Trial of Manual Therapy. Eur J Pain.

[2] Gevers-Montoro C, Freire V, Harris P, et al., Hamasaki T. (2026) Non-inferiority of saline vs. corticosteroid injections for trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis: a protocol for a pilot and feasibility randomised controlled trial. BMJ open.

[3] Herrera-Babiloni A, Gevers-Montoro C, Boggero I, de la Vega R. (2026). Clinical Perspectives on Sleep–Pain Interactions. Med Clin North Amer.

[4] Gevers-Montoro C, Bergevin M, Bobeuf F, et al., Roy M. (preprint) Effectiveness, mediators and moderators of remote live vs. prerecorded physical exercise training for chronic low back pain. PsyArXiv.

[5] Gevers-Montoro C, Romero-Santiago B, Medina-Garcia I, et al., Piché M. (2024) Reduction of chronic primary low back pain by spinal manipulative therapy is accompanied by decreases in segmental mechanical hyperalgesia and pain catastrophizing. J Pain.

[6] Gevers-Montoro C, Deldar Z, Ortega-De Mues A. (2024) Regional sensorimotor effects of chiropractic spinal manipulation: preliminary results from an experimental study. J Manip Physiol Ther.

[7] Gevers-Montoro C, Puente-Tobares M, Monréal A, et al., Ortega-De Mues A. (2023) Urinary TNF-α as a potential biomarker for chronic primary low back pain. Front Integr Neurosc.

[8] Gevers-Montoro C, Liew BXW, Deldar Z, et al., Khatibi A. (2023) A network analysis on biopsychosocial factors and pain-related outcomes assessed during a COVID–19 lockdown. Sci Rep.

[9] Gevers-Montoro C, Ortega-De Mues A, Piche M. (2023). Mechanisms of Chiropractic Spinal Manipulative Therapy for Patients with Chronic Primary Low Back Pain: Protocol for a Mechanistic Randomised Placebo-Controlled Trial. BMJ Open.

[10] Gevers-Montoro C, Deldar Z, Furlan A, et al., Khatibi A. (2022). From hands-on to remote: Moderators of response to a novel self-management telehealth programme during the COVID-19 pandemic. Eur J Pain.

[11] Gevers-Montoro C, Romero-Santiago M, Losapio L, et al., Ortega-De Mues A. (2022). Chiropractic Care Influences Inflammatory Cytokine Levels in Urine Samples of Chronic Low Back Pain Patients: a Preliminary Prospective Cohort Study. Front Integr Neurosc.

[12] Gevers-Montoro C, Murray K, Santamaria B, et al., Castro-Mendez A. Combined Chiropractic and Podiatric Treatment for Chronic Low Back Pain Concomitant with a Unilateral Pronated Foot: Protocol for a Multicentre Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial. (2021). J Chiropr Med.

[13] Gevers-Montoro C, Deldar Z, Conesa-Buendía FM, et al., Ortega de Mues A. (2022). Pain catastrophizing mediates rapid benefits of accessing in-person chiropractic care during the COVID–19 lockdown. Eur J Pain.

[14] Gevers-Montoro C, Provencher B, Descarreaux M, Ortega de Mues A, Piché M. (2021). Clinical effectiveness and efficacy of chiropractic spinal manipulation for spine pain. Front Pain Res.

[15] Gevers-Montoro C, Provencher B, Northon S, et al., Piché M. (2021) Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation Prevents Secondary Hyperalgesia Induced by Topical Capsaicin in Healthy Individuals. Front Pain Res.

[16] Gevers-Montoro C, Provencher B, Descarreaux M, Ortega de Mues A, Piché M. (2021) Neurophysiological Mechanisms of Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation for Spine Pain. Eur J Pain.

[17] Deldar Z & Gevers-Montoro C*, Khatibi A, Ghazi-Saidi L. (2021) The interaction between language and working memory: a systematic review of fMRI studies in the past two decades. AIMS Neurosc. (*co-first author)

[18] Khatibi A, Sharpe L, Dehghani M, et al. Ghalibaf E, Hosseinchi P, Mazidi M, Ranjbar S, Deldar Z, Gevers-Montoro C, et al., Ghadiri T. (2021) Suppression may improve adaptation to worry when facing uncertainty: studying COVID19 pandemic. Front Psychiat.

[19] Provencher B, Northon S, Gevers-Montoro C, O'Shaughnessy J, Piché M. (2021). Spinal manipulation reduces back pain independently of nociceptive processes related to Aδ fibers. J Physiol Sci.

• Fellow, Chiropractic Academy for Research Leadership (2025–2028)
• Chercheur associé, Centre universitaire de santé McGill