Research

The American Pain Society has released a new evidence-based clinical practice guideline, appearing in The Journal of Pain, with 32 recommendations to help clinicians achieve optimal pain management following surgery.

Please consider submitting a proposal for the Pediatric Data Blitz at the 35th Annual Scientific Meeting, May 12, 2016.

The CDC is seeking applications to investigate the connection between Rx opioid use and transition to heroin. Application submissions are due February 15, 2016. Click here for more information. 

News from The Journal of Pain, new research on opioid prescribing in Washington State reports that a health plan initiative to change shared expectations of physicians regarding clinically appropriate drug levels for long-term management of chronic pain achieved significantly greater reductions in opioid dosing.

"Autoantibodies from RA patients administered to mice cause pain-like behavior, independent of inflammation, through chemokine signaling."

An e-newsletter from the Chronic Pain Research Alliance designed to provide up to date information on recent basic science and clinical pain research for all members of the pain community.

Children who still have moderate to severe post-operative pain one month after a surgical procedure are at risk for deterioration of their health-related quality of life, according to research reported in The Journal of Pain.

From the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, statistics show new findings in adolescent back pain. 

A multicenter team of Spanish researchers conducted a randomized clinical trial to compare the one-year effectiveness of manual physical therapies, including desensitization maneuvers of the central nervous system, and surgery in patients with CTS. CTS surgery has the highest utilization rate among upper extremity procedures performed.

The next meeting of the Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee (IPRCC) will be held on Thursday, December 3, 2015. The meeting will feature invited speakers and discussions of committee business items including pain research updates from federal agencies and
discussion of a federal pain research strategy. The meeting will be open to the public and accessible by live webcast.

September launched "It Doesn't Have to Hurt" campaign by the Centre for Pediatric Pain Research and Dr. Christine Chambers. This campaign aims to provide parents with research evidence to help manage pain for children.

Register now for upcoming Pain Research Forum webinar, "Targeting Unusual Voltage-Gated Sodium Currents for Pain Therapy." 

IASP will present an award at the IASP World Congress on Pain to an individual or to a team who has achieved a level of excellence in programs of either: (1) Basic science research in pain or pain management OR (2) Clinical research or practice and/or policy changes in pain management in the developing world. Deadline is October 15.

A Virtual Balloon-Popping Task for Kids with CRPS. Virtual reality (VR) has been used to treat pain for over twenty years. Initial attempts took advantage of the immersive, interactive qualities of VR to distract patients who were undergoing painful procedures.

The IASP Council has approved plans to publish PAIN Reports, a peer-reviewed, online-only journal devoted to pain research and management.

This paper demonstrates that mammals have the capacity of nerve regeneration, and this process seems to be driven at a large extent by Activin signaling. The paper contain a series el elegant studies in different mouse strains and whole-genome expression screens.

Poor pain care is an unfortunate reality for many patients, especially those belonging to racial minorities. Adam Hirsh's study aimed to better understand how provider racial and contextual ambiguity influenced providers' pain care decisions.

Are you a researcher, clinician or even a patient looking for new educational information about pain and pain management? Check out the latest information on our new Resources page.

The Midwest Pain Society is holding its 39th Scientific Meeting in Chicago October 16-17!

From the APS Newsroom

Current newsroom releases from The Journal of Pain.