Prof. Frauke Musial
Frauke Musial holds a Ph.D. in Biopsychology and serves as a Professor of “Healthcare Research – Alternative Treatment” at the National Research Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NAFKAM), Department of Community Medicine, UiT – The Arctic University of Norway, in Tromsø, Norway. Additionally, she is affiliated with Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany, specifically with the AG Prävention, Integrative Medizin und Gesundheitsförderung in der Pädiatrie, Klinik für Pädiatrie mit Schwerpunkt Onkologie und Hämatologie.
Musial is a psychologist with an extensive neuroscience research background in biopsychology, psychophysiology, and pain. In 2015, she became Norway’s first professor of alternative treatment methods. Her scientific work spans the neuroscientific foundations of emotions and pain, as well as non-pharmacological interventions for managing chronic pain conditions, including acupuncture, manual therapy, and traditional massage techniques. Additionally, she is a recognized expert in research methodology for intervention studies focusing on non-pharmacological treatments. Before joining NAFKAM in 2011, Frauke Musial led the research department of the Chair of Integrative Medicine and Naturopathy at the University of Duisburg-Essen. Since 2022, she serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Karger journal Complementary Medicine Research. Outside of her professional life, Frauke Musial is a passionate equestrian and para-rider.
Affiliation and institutional address:
Frauke Musial, Ph.D.
Professor of Healthcare Research – Alternative Treatment
UiT, The Arctic University of Norway
National Research Center in Complementary
and Alternative Medicine, NAFKAM
Department of Community Medicine
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
AG Prävention, Integrative Medizin und Gesundheitsförderung in der Pädiatrie
Klinik für Pädiatrie mit Schwerpunkt Onkologie und Hämatologie
Editor in Chief, Complementary Medicine Research
Karger Verlag, Basel
https://karger.com/cmr/pages/editorial-board
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Contact:
National Research Center in Complementary
and Alternative Medicine, NAFKAM
Department of Community Medicine
Faculty of Health Sciences,
UiT, The Arctic University of Norway
9037 Tromsø, Norway
Tel. (+47) 77 64 92 82 (Frauke Musial)
Tel. (+47) 77 64 66 50 (NAFKAM)
Fax. (+47) 77 64 68 66
E-mail: frauke.musial@uit.no
Web: http://www.nafkam.no
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