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Tai Chi, a low-impact mind-body exercise, can be as effective as neck exercises in relieving persistent neck pain, according to results of randomized controlled trial reported in The Journal of Pain.

HHS has funded 44 states, four tribes and the District of Columbia in an effort to improve access to treatment, reduce opioid related deaths, improve drug misuse preventios efforts, and support data and analysis of overdoses.

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The Journal of Pain Advises Clinicians on Treating Patients Who Use Marijuana

Doctors Should Consider Cognitive Therapies as Potential First-line Treatment

AUSTIN, May 12, 2016 – Increasing practitioner skepticism about the long-term safety of opioid pain medications for treating chronic pain and compelling evidence showing the benefits of cognitive-based therapies are convincing more and more physicians to consider referring their pain patients for psychological care.

Two U.S. Pain Treatment Centers Honored for Achievements in Multidisciplinary Pain Care

AUSTIN, May 12, 2016 – The American Pain Society (APS), www.americanpainsociety.org, today honored recipients of its annual Clinical Centers of Excellence in Pain Management Awards recognizing the nation's outstanding pain care centers. Two multidisciplinary pain programs were recognized.

AUSTIN, May 14, 2016 – Although numerous studies prove that Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is effective in chronic pain treatment, psychologists acknowledge they need to learn which components of CBT provide the best outcomes for different people with pain, according to UK-based clinical psychologist Lance McCracken, Ph.D. speaking in a plenary session today at the American Pain Society Annual Scientific Conference, www.americanpainsociety.org.

AUSTIN, May 11, 2016 – Although policy issues may change, the debate on how to treat people with chronic pain has been a decades-long battleground in the ongoing liberal-conservative tug of war in American politics, according to author and medical historian Keith Wailoo, Ph.D., keynote speaker today at the American Pain Society Annual Scientific Conference, www.americanpainsociety.org

National Pain Strategy Emphasizes Improved Self Care and Education To Help Reduce Pain-related Disability

AUSTIN, May 11, 2016 – The National Pain Strategy, released this year by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, places strong emphasis on self management and patient education as critical pathways for improving treatment of chronic pain, especially the leading malady, back pain.

Up to $2 Million Pledged by Pfizer for Multiple Research Proposals

The American Pain Society (APS) today announced a new collaboration with Pfizer Independent Grants for Learning and Change (IGLC) to allocate up to $2 million to fund research grants focused on solutions to improve care for individuals with chronic pain.

APS and Pfizer Independent Grants for Learning and Change (IGLC) are excited to announce their collaboration in a new $2 million funding opportunity focused on improving care for individuals with chronic pain.

Two new editions of Pain: Clinical Updates published in connection with the 2016 IASP Global Year Against Pain in the Joints offer help for clinicians treating patients with osteoarthritis and other joint ailments.

APS, a member of the Multi-society Pain Workgroup (MPW), representing more than 100,000 physicians and 15 medical societies, applauds the Washington State Health Care Authority's Health Technology Clinical Committee (HTCC) for preserving access to spinal injection therapies for millions of people who suffer from back pain.

On Tuesday afternoon March 15th the CDC released the final version of their 2016 Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain.

The American Pain Society (APS) today endorsed the federal government's National Pain Strategy for its recommendations to better educate primary care physicians about pain and pain treatments, reduce stigma by increasing public awareness about pain and its overall impact on society, and expanding access to personalized multimodal and multidisciplinary pain care.

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.

In a cohort of individuals on long-term opioid therapy for chronic non-cancer pain, greater opioid dose in oral morphine equivalents was associated with higher odds of mental health issues and concerning behaviors related to opioids.

Many people question how easy it is to fake pain. Marian Stewart Bartlett along with colleagues tested a computer system that is devised to discern true from fake facial expression of pain.

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.