by PAINS Project | Oct 27, 2016 | Advocacy, News, Pain Policy |
By Peter Staats MD MBA – Published by Huffington Post The opioid epidemic is the most pressing health crisis of our time, with the US Surgeon General, President Obama and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calling for greater awareness among...
by PAINS Project | Oct 18, 2016 | News, Research |
Published by Pain News Network Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have discovered a “brain signature” that identifies fibromyalgia with 93 percent accuracy, a potential breakthrough in the diagnosis and treatment of a chronic pain condition that five...
by PAINS Project | Oct 17, 2016 | Member Updates, News, PAINS Monthly Update, PAINS Updates |
Advocate for Older Adults and People with Disabilities Will Expand the Center’s Profile Regionally and Nationally A major boost to its three-decade commitment to serving Americans facing the challenges of aging, serious illness and decision making at the end of life...
by PAINS Project | Oct 17, 2016 | News, Research |
Funding to span 5 years, focus on role the brain plays in acute and chronic pain In order to better understand the disparity between identifiable damage and chronic pain, the National Institutes of Health has awarded $7.5 million over five years to...
by PAINS Project | Oct 15, 2016 | Organization Spotlight, PAINS Monthly Update, PAINS Updates |
The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is an individual membership professional organization representing more than 93,000 member physical therapists (PTs), physical therapist assistants (PTAs), and students of physical therapy. APTA seeks to improve the...