Complementary Alternatives to Drugs For Pain Management
Recent research studies demonstrates that the mind, along with other nonpharmacological remedies, can be used to manage and relieve many kinds of chronic pain.
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American Pain Society Supports Passage of Marijuana Effective Studies Act
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.
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Researchers discover a new non-opioid target to treat neuropathic pain
Researchers find that the Sigma2 Receptor can reduce neuropathic pain in animals when stimulated with a novel synthetic agonist (activating drug).
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Pain Severity Leading Predictor of Prolonged Opioid Use After Surgery
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.
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Social and Behavioral Research Essential to the Draft Pain Research Priorities
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.
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American Pain Society’s 2018 Annual Meeting Features New, Single-theme Format
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."
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