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      • Adolescent Chronic Pain Costs $19.5 Billion a Year in the United States
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      • Cannabinoid Shown Effective as Adjuvant Analgesic for Cancer Pain
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      • Genetic Alteration Predicts Pain Recovery After Sexual Assault
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      • New SmartPhone Apps Help Doctors Manage Pain Patients
      • No Relief Yet for Brutal Oral Cancer Pain, but Cannabinoids May Offer Some Hope
      • One-fourth of Breast Cancer Surgery Patients Have Persistent Pain
      • Pain Research Funding Inadequate in the Face of Soaring Incidence and Treatment Costs
      • Pain Research Yielding Encouraging Discoveries, But Funding Cuts Threaten Future Advances
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      • Study Shows Pain Drug Craving Occurs With or Without Risk for Misuse
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      • Severity of Acute Low Back Pain Predicts Development of Chronic Pain
      • Spinal Manipulative Therapy Lessens Central Pain Sensitization
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      • Study Assesses Role of Caregiver Anxiety on Children’s Pain
      • Study Examines Treatment Responses in TMD Patients
      • Study Explores Role of Impaired Sleep in Fibromyalgia Pain
      • Study Evaluates Frequency of Pediatric Pain Assessments
      • Study Links Pre-operative Breast Cancer Pain to Inflammatory Mechanisms
      • Study Shows Pain Coping Success with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
      • Study shows Physiological Markers for Neonate Pain
      • Study Shows Predictors of Functional Change in Older Women with Recurrent Pain
      • The American Pain Society Presents Full-Day Program at PAINWeek 2012
      • Training the Brain Could Help Reduce Pain
      • University of Florida Psychologist Roger Fillingim, PhD, Becomes President of the American Pain Society
      • University of Washington Anesthesiologist Gregory W. Terman, MD PhD Becomes President of the American Pain Society
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      • Study Shows Links of Childhood Pain to Adult Chronic Pain and Fibromyalgia
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        • American Pain Society Presents 2017 Achievement Awards
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        • American Pain Society Scientific Meeting, April 3-6, Milwaukee
      • Newsroom 2013 News Releases
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      • Nerve Involvement Explains Why Some Cancers are Very Painful
      • American Pain Society Presents 2014 Achievement Awards
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      • Strong Evidence Still Lacking on Medical Marijuana for Pain
      • Fibromyalgia Has Central Nervous System Origins
      • Yoga and Chronic Pain Have Opposite Effects on Brain Gray Matter
      • Newsroom 2015 Releases
      • Patient-Centered Outcomes Studies Needed in Pain Management
      • Improving Sleep Quality Has Pain Control Benefits
      • Use of Multiple Pharmacies Can Predict Opioid Overdosing
      • Inhaled Cannabis Shown Effective for Diabetic Neuropathy Pain
      • NIH Study Shows Prevalence of Chronic or Severe Pain in U.S. Adults
      • Physical Therapy for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Pain Often As Effective as Surgery
      • Mental Disorders Increase Risk for Eventual Chronic Pain in Adolescents
      • Study Assesses Long-term Impact of Post-surgical Pain in Children
      • Newsroom 2016 News Releases
        • American Pain Society Publishes Clinical Practice Guideline for Post-surgical Pain Management
      • Study Assesses Impact of Opioid Risk Reduction Initiatives
      • American Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Austin, May 11-14
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      • APS and Pfizer Grant Fund
      • Better Self Management Improves Outcomes for Chronic Pain Care
      • Politics of Pain Epitomizes U.S. Liberal-Conservative Divide
      • Psychological Flexibility Might Be the Key to Better Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions
      • APS Presents 2016 Achievement Awards
      • APS Honors Clinical Centers of Excellence in Pain Management Award Recipients
      • Evidence Shows Benefits of Psychological Care in Pain Management
      • American Pain Society Awarded Research Grant from Mayday Fund
      • American Pain Society Offers Guidance on Medical Marijuana for Pain
      • Study Shows Pain Often Improves in Older Veterans
      • Study showsDistress Intolerance Associated with Opioid Misuse
      • Brain Stimulation Technique Shown Effective in Phantom Limb Pain
      • Early Childhood Pain Can Predict Chronic Pain in Adolescence
      • American Pain Society Urges Congress to Oppose Steep Budget Cuts for National Institutes of Health
      • Newsroom 2017 News Releases
      • Holistic, Patient Centered Care Gaining Acceptance for Pain Management
      • Wearable Devices Communicate Vital Brain Activity Information
      • Practical Clinical Trials Can Help Find Alternatives to Opioids
      • Better Self-Management Improving VA Outcomes for Chronic Pain Care
      • Study Links Sleep Patterns with Pain Persistence After Pediatric Surgery
      • Study Shows Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Improves Functioning for People with Chronic Pain
      • American Pain Society's 2018 Annual Meeting Features New, Single-theme Format
      • Pain Severity Leading Predictor of Prolonged Opioid Use After Surgery
      • American Pain Society Supports Passage of Marijuana Effective Studies Act
      • American Pain Society Selects Future Leaders in Pain Research Grant Recipients
      • Study Shows High Rate of Chronic Pain in Homeless Older Adults
      • Study Explores Patient-Doctor Communication About Opioid Tapering
      • American Pain Society Scientific Summit Explores Pain Mechanisms
      • American Pain Society’s 2018 Annual Meeting Explores Pain Mechanisms
      • Sleep Improves Pain and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms in Youth
      • Effective Pain Assessments Achieved by Targeting Multiple Pain Mechanisms
      • Post-surgery Pain Resolution Mechanisms Can Explain Healing Variability
      • Babies Feel Pain Even if They're Not Crying
      • Literacy Deficiencies Restrict Access to Cognitive-Behavioral Pain Therapy
      • American Pain Society Endorses NIH Initiative to Curb Opioid Addiction
      • William Maixner, DDS, PhD Elected American Pain Society President
      • American Pain Society Endorses Compromise Marijuana Studies Act
      • Improved Access to Alternative Care Is Best Option to Curb Opioid Misuse
      • Newsroom 2018 News Releases
      • Pain Rehab Programs without Opioids Proving Effective
      • American Pain Society Selects Tonya Palermo, PhD Treasurer and Three New Directors
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Audience

Ads appearing on the APS website are directed toward pain professionals and specialists who devote a majority of their professional activity to the research and management of pain.

Privacy

Online advertisements on the APS website do not collect personally identifiable information about individual visitors. APS does collect nonmedical aggregate data on visitors, such as time of day and Web browser type. Such information may be shared with advertisers to determine their advertising effectiveness.

Please review the APS Privacy Policy for more information.

Advertisers

The APS website may contain advertisements of third parties. The inclusion of advertisements on the APS website does not imply endorsement of the advertised products or services by APS. APS shall not be responsible for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the presence of such advertisements on the APS website or the reliance on such advertisements or information contained therein by any party. Further, APS shall not be responsible or liable for the statements or conduct of any third-party advertisers appearing on the APS website. The user shall be solely responsible for any correspondence or transactions had with any third-party advertisers.

Disclaimer for Links to Third-Party Websites

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