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Furthering its mission to support and advance pain science, APS today announced recipients of its annual Future Leaders in Pain Research grants program.

Nonpharmacologic Management of Acute Non-specific Low Back Pain: The Role of Thermal Therapies. The focus of this call is to encourage organizations to apply for educational grants to provide programming targeted to healthcare providers caring for patients with acute non-specific low back pain.

APS members, Alicia Heapy, PhD, Bob Kerns, PhD, and Steven George PT PhD, are recipients of this multi-component research project funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Department of Defense, and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Recent research studies demonstrates that the mind, along with other nonpharmacological remedies, can be used to manage and relieve many kinds of chronic pain.

A bipartisan group of senators led by Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) has reintroduced the Marijuana Effective Studies Act of 2016 (MEDS Act), which will remove excessive regulatory barriers inhibiting researchers from obtaining marijuana plants to conduct studies assessing the drug's medical effectiveness and safety.

Researchers find that the Sigma2 Receptor can reduce neuropathic pain in animals when stimulated with a novel synthetic agonist (activating drug).

New research reported in The Journal of Pain shows the strongest predictive factors for prolonged opioid use after a traumatic musculoskeletal injury and surgery are pain severity and a poor sense of control over pain.

The Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee and the Office of Pain Policy at the National Institutes of Health recently released the draft Federal Pain Research Priorities, followed by a period of public comment and a symposium to discuss these draft research priorities.

APS Board member, Ed Michna, JD MD PharmD, discusses opioid safety for prescribers and red flags for addiction.

CHICAGO, July 11, 2017 – Switching from 36 years of tradition in hosting its annual scientific meeting, the American Pain Society has changed the format for its 2018 conference to a Scientific Summit titled "Understanding Pain Mechanisms."

CHICAGO, July 11, 2017 -- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is the most frequently used psychological intervention for people with chronic pain, and new approaches for improving CBT outcomes may be found in the psychological flexibility model and Acceptance and Commitment therapy (ACT), according to research reported in The Journal of Pain, published by the American Pain Society.

PCORI seeks to fund multiple high-quality clinical studies that compare the effectiveness of evidence-based treatments for relief of common symptoms experienced by patients living with advanced illness.

About 20 percent of children develop persistent pain after surgery, and a new study published in The Journal of Pain showed that poorer night-time sleep quality was significantly associated with greater next-day pain intensity overfour months after surgery.

"Pain Management" is a series of articles that brings you the stories behind the science and treatment of pain. President David Williams, PhD, shares the APS's research priorities.

Dr. Collins and NIDA Director Dr. Nora Volkow outline a new public-private partnership initiative to address the opioid crisis. This new initiative will focus on three scientific areas: overdose-reversal and prevention interventions, new medications to treat opioid addiction, and non-addictive interventions for chronic pain. N Engl J Med. Online: May 31, 2017.

Attend a comprehensive update on a variety of clinical approaches to treat common pain conditions you see in your everyday practice.

Experts weigh in on the findings of a study comparing patients with sacroiliac (SI) joint pain who received either conservative measures or denervation procedure with a group of patients who received a minimally invasive SI joint fusion.

APS today announced recipients of its prestigious achievement awards during the organization's annual scientific meeting.

Self-management programs are teaching veterans with chronic pain to become more active, manage symptoms, reduce stigma and frustration, and minimize depression and other mood disorders, according to a VA researcher speaking today at the American Pain Society Annual Scientific Conference.

Pressures on primary care doctors to move away from opioid pain management are increasing, but practitioners need practical, evidence-based information on how to employ multidisciplinary pain care successfully in everyday clinical practice.