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Research Finds Acupuncture Effective for Chronic Pain
Published by AAFP Chronic pain is a significant condition that affects millions of Americans. While family physicians play an important role for many of these patients, survey results indicate that many physicians consider the training they received in pain management...
read moreThe pain project at UC Davis
Published by The Aggie Depression. Migraines. Broken bones. Pain can take many different forms. When one considers the ways in which age, gender and culture can affect the perception of an individual’s pain, it can be very difficult to communicate effectively what...
read morePCORI Board approves $74 million to support research of opioid use disorders, obesity
Published by EurekAlert! The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors today approved $74 million to fund nine new comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) studies. The funds will support research on a range of conditions that...
read moreVA turns to alternative pain treatments amid opioid crisis
Published by Boston Globe Navy veteran Jake O’Neill turned to opioids — some prescribed, some illicit — to ease the lower-back pain that left him in near-constant agony. O’Neill’s degenerative arthritis became so bad that just leaning over to pull on a pair of socks...
read morePainful solution: Solving the opioid epidemic could be coming at a cruel cost
Published by WTKR More than 42,000 people die from opioid drug overdoses each year according to the Centers for Disease Control. This has resulted in a crackdown on prescription opioids. Now, some chronic pain patients say they live in fear their quality of life will...
read moreThe Physicians’ Quandary with Opioids: Pain versus Addiction
Published by NEJM Catalyst Sue Glod, MD, is frustrated with the nation’s opioid crisis, but not for the obvious reasons. As a palliative medicine specialist at Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey, Pennsylvania, she sees patients who are struggling with...
read moreBrief thoughts on the role of social work in caring for persons with Chronic Pain
by Katherine P. Supiano, PhD, LCSW, F-GSA, FT While all health care professionals ascribe to a code of ethics that supports person-centered care, clinical social workers have a unique perspective that positions them as essential clinicians in comprehensive care of...
read moreAlternative therapies used to help vets
Published by Leader-Telegram The Tomah VA Medical Center is using nontraditional therapies for pain and mental health as officials seek to address problems with overprescribing medication at the facility. The medical center is one of 18 veterans hospitals across the...
read moreThe link between depression and pain: Fact or Myth?
Published by Murfreesboro Post I have had the honor of sitting with over 10,000 patients over the past 30 years to discuss their symptoms, health needs and what treatment options may be helpful. I have repeatedly found that people with persistent health problems are...
read morePredicting Suicidal Ideation in Veterans With Chronic Pain
Published by Clinical Pain Advisor A number of factors, including chronic pain co-occurring with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and pain interference, may predict suicidal ideation and violent impulses in US veterans with chronic pain, according to a study...
read moreThe Effects of the Environment on Living with Pain: Time to Change
by Carolyn Noel, Webmaster, PAINS Project Disclaimer: This is a "do as I say and not as I do" blog. April 23rd marks the 16th anniversary of the car accident that changed my life. You would think that after sixteen years of living with pain, I would have this all...
read moreRecent News That Helps Change the Way Chronic Pain is Perceived, Judged and Treated
Compiled by Clint Cole, III, PAINS Research Intern PAINS' No Longer Silent initiative exists to: Change the beliefs, attitudes and perceptions of media about chronic pain as a disease. Increase media coverage and support evidence based reporting of chronic pain....
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