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MPS 39th Scientific Meeting
The Midwest Pain Society is holding its 39th Scientific Meeting in Chicago October 16-17!
Review the NIH Strategic Plan Framework
Read this important message from NIH Deputy Director, Lawrence Tabak, and review the NIH Strategic Plan Framework and submit your comments.
Provide NIH with Your Feedback on PMI
NIH invites you to share your thoughts about the Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI) through the NIH Feedback Site. New topics for feedback will post approximately every three to four weeks through the end of August 2015.
Closing the Sex Gap in Preclinical Pain Research
Be sure to check out the latest article on Pain Research Forum about the debate that took place at the Basic Science Dinner Symposium at the APS Annual Meeting in Palm Springs. What are your thoughts on the NIH requiring the use of both sexes in preclinical research?
Chiropractic Physicians Urge Conservative Approach to Pain Mangement
JAAOS study reveals that painkiller overuse has led to negative outcomes for musculoskeletal conditions.
Petition: Use of Animals in Pain Research
Help stop the unnecessary addition of new regulations for the use of animals in pain research.
NIH Funding Opportunitites
Each year, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) invests more than $30 billion in medical research funding to a variety of research-related programs.
2015 APTA Conference
The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) will host their 2015 NEXT Conference and Expo in National Harbor, MD, June 3-6.
NIH Pain Consortium Symposium on Advances in Pain Research
The National Institutes of Health Pain Consortium will be held May 26-27 in Bethesda, MD.
NIH Announces Precision Medicine Initiative Working Group
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has recently announced the formation of the Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI) Working Group of the Advisory Committee.
Acetaminophen Ineffective for Back Pain, Knee/Hip OA
Acetaminophen (paracetamol, acetyl-para-aminophenol; APAP) was ineffective for low back pain and provided only clinically insignificant relief of hip or knee osteoarthritis (OA) pain while quadrupling the risk for liver function abnormalities, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published March 31 by Australian researchers in the British Medical Journal.
Opioid Misuse In Chronic Pain Patients Is Around 25%, New Study Shows
Various studies on problematic opioid use in chronic pain patients have been conducted over the years, but many of them have failed to clearly define misuse, abuse and addiction. One group of researchers believe they’ve uncovered an updated review of this topic with definitions of their own.
Foundation for PM&R Grant Cycles
The Foundation for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) announces the 2015 spring and fall grant cycle.
Current Research Studies
From the APS Newsroom
Current research in The Journal of Pain discuss the latest in therapeutic opioids, chronic headaches, chronic neck pain and pain education.
Clinical Trial Studies Effectiveness of Jyoti Meditation
The following highlight summarizes the article "Effectiveness of Jyoti Meditation Patients with Chronic Neck Pain and Psychological Distress–A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial" from The Journal of Pain (Volume 16, Issue 1, January 2015).
2015 Keller Grant Recipients
APS is pleased to announce the 2015 recipients of the Sharon S. Keller Chronic Pain Research Grant Program.
