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December 2023
Revolutionizing Pain Management: A New Hope for Chronic Pain Sufferers, BNN, December 28
Pain Is Ubiquitous; Suffering Doesn’t Have to Be, Psychology Today, December 28
Multiple Benefits of Mindfulness for Migraine, RCT Shows, Medscape, December 18
Pain is common in early onset Parkinson’s disease and pain severity is associated with age and worsening of motor and non-motor symptoms, Journal of Neurological Sciences, December 15
November 2023
What Is Ableism? The Sneaky Assumption That Hurts Disabled People, Yahoo! Life, November 26
Analgesic Use in Primary Care, MedCentral, November 16, 2023
Acupuncture vs Massage for Pain in Patients Living With Advanced CancerThe IMPACT Randomized Clinical Trial, JAMA Network Open, November 14
A Bibliometric Analysis of Acupuncture Therapy in the Treatment of Musculoskeletal Pain from 2003 to 2022, Dovepress, November 13
Guarding and flow in the movements of people with chronic pain: A qualitative study of physiotherapists’ observations, European Journal of Pain, November 7
The endocannabinoid N-arachidonoyl dopamine is critical for hyperalgesia induced by chronic sleep disruption, Nature Communications, October 25
A Quick Guide to Collaborative Care: How to Improve Outcomes, Reduce Costs, and Get Paid, MedCentral, October 4, 2023
Reattribution to Mind-Brain Processes and Recovery From Chronic Back PainA Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial, JAMA Network Open, September 28
October 2023
Emotional responses to favorite and relaxing music predict music-induced hypoalgesia, Frontiers in Pain Research, October 25
Nature exposure therapy for pediatric patients with chronic pain, Contemporary Pediatrics, October 20
What Is Whole Person Health? A Beginner’s Guide to the Interconnectedness of Body, Mind, and Your Environment, Everyday Health, October 19
Mindfulness Should Not Be Taught in School? Really?, Psychology Today, October 18
PODCAST: Millions of people have unexplained chronic pain. Can scientists help?, Economist, October 18
Comprehensive Programs Are Needed to Address Therapeutic Needs in Sickle Cell Disease, OncLive, October 12
How to make workplaces more inclusive for people with invisible disabilities, Fast Company, October 1
A Randomized, Controlled Neuroimaging Trial of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Fibromyalgia Pain, American College of Rheumatology, September 20
September 2023
Why doesn’t my doctor believe I’m in pain?, The Washington Post, September 25
Psychotherapy May Help Ease Fibromyalgia Pain, U.S. News & World Report, September 25
People with long COVID show distinct blood biomarkers, LymeDisease.org, September 25
Autistic individuals have increased risk of chronic physical health conditions across the whole body, Medical Xpress, September 25
‘It Feels Like A Thousand Needles Are Being Poked Into You At Once’: The Physical And Mental Toll Of Sickle Cell Disease, Essence, September 25
University Hospitals Researcher Receives NIH Award to Study Real-World Effectiveness of Music Therapy in Medical Care, Newswise, September 21
Development of the Chronic Pain Cognition Scale: A Culture-Sensitive Pain Measurement in Chinese, DovePress, September 6
Viral Origins of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome May Be Hiding in Plain Sight, Science Alert, September 3
Long COVID Recovery Remains Rare. Doctors Are Struggling to Understand Why, Time, August 29
Bindi Irwin Says Doctors Dismissed Her Pain Before Endometriosis Diagnosis: ‘It’s All in Your Head’, People, August 23
I’ve been disabled my entire life. But only strangers can tell., The Washington Post, August 20
What It’s Like to Live With an Invisible Illness, Psychology Today, August 16
May 2023
Exercise May Help You Better Tolerate Pain, Time Magazine, May 30
Longitudinal relationships between habitual physical activity and pain tolerance in the general population, PLOS One, May 24
Study finds brain ‘signature’ for chronic pain, which could improve diagnosis, treatment, USA Today, May 22
First-in-human prediction of chronic pain state using intracranial neural biomarkers, Nature Neuroscience, May 22
Those With Chronic Pain More Likely to Have Suicidal Thoughts, Discover, May 19
NIH study finds high rates of persistent chronic pain among U.S. adults, NIH, May 16
Mind-Body Approaches to Coping With Pain, Psychology Today, May 5
Policymakers Continue Focus on Non-Opioids for Pain Management, Practical Pain Management, May 3
How the Opioid Backlash Went Wrong, Newsweek, May 3
April 2023
Addressing chronic disease requires holistic, personalized approach to care, Medical Economics, April 27
Obesity & Pain Management: A Primary Viewpoints Podcast, Patient Care, April 27
Dispelling the Myths Behind Palliative Care, Michigan Medicine, April 27
Music therapy found to significantly reduce pain, stress and anxiety in community hospitals, Medical Xpress, April 26
Alcohol Fuels Pain: Study Reveals Link Between Drinking and Chronic Pain, Neuroscience News, April 22
‘Intelligent and kind’ Truro woman who had ‘factitious’ symptoms took own life because of the pain, Cornwall Live, April 19
As Pandemic Emergency Ends, People with Long Covid Feel Abandoned, Pain News Network, April 18
Acupuncture Can Improve Sleep for Cancer Survivors With Chronic Pain, Cure, April 18
Turning Down the Volume of Pain: How to Retrain Your Brain When You Get Sensitized, Neuroscience News, April 16
Five VA apps that help Veterans and their families manage stress, VA News, April 15
Chronic Pain Affects 21% of Americans, CDC Reports— Nearly 7% have pain severe enough to restrict daily activities, MedPage Today, April 13
First Pediatric Pain Management Standard Published in Canada, Medscape, April 13
How virtual reality can help relieve chronic pain, Medical Xpress, April 11
5 Ways to Avoid Scrutiny in Pain Management Codes, Practical Pain Management, April 6
VA expands virtual reality for Veteran rehabilitation, VA News, April 3
March 2023
PODCAST: Masterclass – Mindful Stress Management for the Healthcare Professional, Integrative Pain Science Institute, March 29
Patients with chronic pain value empathic doctors who validate concerns and communicate clearly, Medical Xpress, March 28
Chronic pain: the long road to discovery, Nature, March 28
Why a Chronic Lack of Sleep Causes More Harm Than Good, Pittsburgh Magazine, March 28
Why Disability Rights Are Everyone’s Rights, Psychology Today, March 25
Tele-Pain and Patient-Centered Initiative Earns Ready Reliable Care, High Reliability Organization Award, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, March 23
Demographic Factors May Impact Pain Management Referrals in SCLC/NSCLC, Cancer Network, March 15
Coping With Chronic Pain: A Psychiatrist’s Personal Journey, Psychology Today, March 11
Older Patients Shown to Exhibit Better Pain Relief, Quality of Life Than Younger Patients Following Total Knee Arthroplasty, AAOS, March 7
Brainstem volume changes in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and long COVID patients, Frontiers in Medicine, March 2
Elevated dementia risk, cognitive decline, and hippocampal atrophy in multisite chronic pain, PNAS, February 21
February 2023
Mindfulness and Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: An Umbrella Review, Dovepress, February 28
Animal Study Offers Clues to the Link Between Sleep and Chronic Pain, Practical Pain Management, February 28
Researchers say pain is undertreated in nursing home residents, McKnights, February 27
Radically Accepting Chronic Pain, Psychology Today, February 26
Making chronic pain management care more accessible, VA News, February 23
Pain Self-Efficacy Is an Important Quality-of-Life Mediator in Migraine, Clinical Pain Advisor, February 23
Opinion Today: A new way to understand — and treat — pain, NY Times, February 23
Making chronic pain management care more accessible, VA News, February 23
Piriformis Syndrome in Pre-monsoon, Monsoon, and Winter: An Observational Pilot Study, Cureus, February 22
Elevated dementia risk, cognitive decline, and hippocampal atrophy in multisite chronic pain, PNAS, February 21
Dementia risk rises if you live with chronic pain, study says, CNN, February 20
Vulvodynia: What it is, symptoms, treatment and more, Medical Xpress, February 20
“I can see light, I got hope”: Veteran gets second chance at life through pain management program, ABC 36, February 17
70 Best Pain Management Blogs and Websites, FeedSpot, February 16
Is Pain Treated Effectively With Antidepressants?— Review calls for nuanced approach to treating pain conditions, MedPage Today, February 1
January 2023
Rising Physical Pain Is Linked to More ‘Deaths of Despair, Scientific American, January 30
Patients Flagged For Behavioral Issues Wait Longer, Get Less Care, New Study Shows, Forbes, January 28
A supportive and educational online community exists for people with chronic illnesses. They call themselves “spoonies.”, Insider, January 27
Tapping: Technique Used to Improve Physical and Emotional Health, Health News, January 26
Managing chronic pain in an appropriate, humane way, MD Linx, January 26
Brain cells gone haywire during sleep may lead to chronic pain, mouse study suggests, Live Science, January 26
Dementia-related pain: What caregivers need to know, Mayo Clinic, January 26
Fear-Avoidance Beliefs for Physical Activity Among Chronic Low Back Pain: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study, DovePress, January 26
Researchers compare high- and low-dose exercise therapy in patients with knee osteoarthritis, News Medical Life Sciences, January 24
How Cognitive Behavior Therapy Can Be The Solution To Your Insomnia, HealthDigest, January 21
Studies Focused on Benefits of Acupuncture, Electroacupuncture Increasing in Number in Fibromyalgia, HCP Live, January 20
What Is the Feldenkrais Method? A Detailed Scientific Guide to This Type of Somatic Movement, Everyday Health, January 19
Do we feel pain more at night?, Harvard Health, January 18
Overcoming the Gendered Pain Gap, JSTOR Daily, January 15
Spoon theory: What it is and how I use it to manage chronic illness, The Washington Post, January 14
Why Native Americans experience chronic pain more is focus of TU-based research team, Tulsa World, January 8
December 2022
Grieving With Migraines and Other Chronic Illnesses, Psychology Today, December 26
Physiotherapy for Piriformis Syndrome Using Sciatic Nerve Mobilization and Piriformis Release, Cureus, December 26
Chronic pain is an invisible disease whose sufferers are unfairly stigmatized, says doctoral student, Medical Xpress, December 23
Multimorbidity and Sickness Absence/Disability Pension in Cluster Headache Patients and Matched References: A Swedish Register-Based Study, Journal of Neurology, December 14
Veterans find drug-free pain relief with acupuncture, VA News, December 14
A Handy Lesson About Pain and the Brain in Stroke Survivors, Neuroscience News, December 13
From heart disease to IUDs: How doctors dismiss women’s pain, The Washington Post, December 13
How Yoga Can Help Manage Pain and Trauma, U.S. News & World Report, December 8
What Those With Chronic Pain and Illness Wish Others Knew, Psychology Today, December 6
November 2022
Mindfulness Pilot Study Hints at Benefits for hEDS, HSD Patients, Ehlers-Danlos News, November 28
Why Consider Physical Therapy for Migraine With Neck Pain?, Psychology Today, November 25
Viewing chronic pain as its own illness is providing better treatments, NewScientist, November 16
Pain: The Great Motivator— Beth Darnall and Sean Mackey discuss behavioral health therapies for chronic pain management, MedPage Today, November 15
Researchers receive $3.2 million to study efficacy of mind-body practices in improving pain, surgical outcomes, EurekAlert! AAAS, November 10
Non-Opioid Pain Care Remains Out of Reach Due to Healthcare Disparities, Practical Pain Management, November 9
Exercise May Reduce Disability in Chronic Low Back Pain, Clinical Pain Advisor, November 4
Has Long COVID Always Existed? The pandemic might not have spawned a new chronic illness but rebranded an old one., NY Magazine, November 4
CDC Releases UPDATED Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain, CDC, November 3
Chronic pain: Evidence from the national child development study, PLOS One, November 2
October 2022
Neuroscientist leads national project on pain’s molecular origins, AAAS, October 25
‘Stigma’ surrounding opioids, pain management harms patients, feeds biases, October 25
For Chronic Pain Patients, Consider Green-Tinted Glasses?— Mixed results with green light therapy for fibromyalgia, MedPage Today, October 24
One Veteran’s remarkable results with acupuncture, VA News, October 24
How Mindfulness & Art Help Me Navigate My Endometriosis When I Feel ‘Half Alive’, CafeMom, October 21
Exploring Integrative Medicine and Nutrition for PTSD, Psychiatric Times, October 21
Psychotherapy May Help You Find Relief From Chronic Back Pain — Here’s How, Healthline, October 21
Neurobiological Mechanisms of Mind-Body Medicine, Psychiatric Times, October 20
Chronic Illness and the Body: Befriending our physical selves, Psychology Today, October 14
Integrative Medicine for Pain Management in Oncology: Society for Integrative Oncology–ASCO Guideline, Journal of Clinical Oncology, September 19
September 2022
Long COVID Has Forced a Reckoning for One of Medicine’s Most Neglected Diseases, The Atlantic, September 26
Chronic fatigue syndrome linked to almost 200 genetic variants, NewScientist, September 23
The effectiveness of dry needling in patients with chronic low back pain: a prospective, randomized, single-blinded study, Scientific Reports, September 22
HHS Delivers First National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers, HHS, September 21
Study finds connection between symptomatic COVID-19 infection and impaired pain modulation, Medical Xpress, September 7
Chronic Pain Management in Older Adults: A Systematic Review, Practical Pain Management, September 3
August 2022
- Podcast: New treatments are offering hope to sickle cell disease patients, WAMU NPR, August 16
- Mindfulness ‘Changes the Biology’ of Pain, Medscape, August 15
- Opioid Prescribing Is Down, Yet Alternative Pain Treatments Remain Underused, Practical Pain Management, August 10
- How to talk to your doctors—and get them to actually listen, Fortune Well, August 8
- Tune out pain: Agency and active engagement predict decreases in pain intensity after music listening, PLOS One, August 3
July 2022
- Reforming pain: Goodbye to one-size-fits-all solutions to rein in pain, Stanford Medicine, July 27
- No Long COVID Drugs Yet, But Other Treatments Available, WebMD, July 27
- Understanding how sound suppresses pain, NIH Research Matters, July 26
- Podcast: Virtual integrative medicine consults with Christopher Shapley, DVM360, July 26
- Congress must close Medicare gaps in access to non-drug pain management, The Hill, July 24
- Predictors of Persistent Widespread Pain in Patients With Chronic Abdominal Pain, Clinical Pain Advisor, July 21
- No pain, no gain? How the brain chooses between pain and profit, Medical Xpress, July 20
- UVA Health Developing New Way to Relieve Chronic Pain, UVA Today, July 20
- Breathe Your Way to Better Brain Health: Rewire your distressed brain to manage pain, anxiety, and depression, Psychology Today, July 18
- Let’s talk about pain, MedCity News, July 18
- Survey Finds Pain, Fatigue Common for Vascular EDS Patients in Norway, Ehlers-Danlos News, July 18
- Efficacy, Safety, and Regulation of Cannabidiol on Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review, Cureus, July 16
- Mindfulness meditation changes how the brain processes and perceives pain, Medical News Today, July 15
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Symptoms and Treatments, U.S. News & World Report, July 15
- A Novel Physical Therapy Approach in Pain Management and Enhancement of Performance in Shin Splints Athletes: A Case Report, Cureus, July 9
- Special Report: Is the Biopsychosocial Model in Pain Management In or Out?, Practical Pain Management, July 6
- Cognitive therapy shows promise in treating PTSD and headaches, Medical News Today, July 1
June 2022
- Easing your chronic back pain — with and without medication, The Washington Post, June 27
- New Clues to the Negative Emotional Aspects of Pain, PPM, June 21
- The Benefits of Cupping Therapy Go Beyond Soothing Sore Muscles, Shape Magazine, June 20
- Back pain: Will treatment for the mind, body—or both—help?, Harvard Health Publishing, June 16
- Chronic pain in Gulf War veterans linked to brain structure changes, Medical Xpress, June 13
- New Study Could Turn Pain Treatment Paradigm Upside Down, PPM, June 10
- Light therapy led to improved pain, function in fibromyalgia, Healio, June 8
- Could Long COVID Research Lead to Breakthroughs in Understanding Fibromyalgia and CFS?, PPM, June 7
- Mindfulness: Staying in the Moment When the Moment Is Awful, Psychology Today, June 1
May 2022
- Studies identify chronic pain mechanisms in skin and spinal cord, BioWorld, May 31
- Specialists Find Art Could Relieve Chronic Pain, Discover, May 27
- What Is an ‘Invisible Disease’ and Why Don’t We Hear More About Them?, ShondaLand, May 23
- The Gender Pain Gap: Why Women’s Pain Isn’t Taken as Seriously, Good Housekeeping, May 20
- Mindfulness as a key to success in psychotherapy, Newswise, May 20
- Chronic Pain Can Worsen Mental Health: What Can Be Done, Healthline, May 17
- How to Help Yourself When Your Physical Complaints Aren’t Taken Seriously, Psychology Today, May 16
- COVID-19 Pandemic Particularly Difficult for Those With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain, Shows New Research, Creak Joints, May 16
- Acute inflammatory response via neutrophil activation protects against the development of chronic pain, Science Translational Medicine, May 11
- Discovery in the brains of army veterans with chronic pain could pave way for personalized treatments, Medical Xpress, May 10
- Recent Research Studies on Massage for Pain Relief and Health Conditions, AMTA, May 9
- Anger May Drive Subtype of Chronic Pain, Practical Pain Management, May 6
- HHS Declares Non-Opioids as “Preferred” But Won’t Cover Them, Practical Pain Management, May 4
- New Review Highlights Autoimmune Roots of Unexplained Chronic Pain, Practical Pain Management, May 2
April 2022
- Men And Women Really Do Process Pain Differently, And Now We Know One Reason Why, IFL Science, April 28
- Podcast: Pain Relief is a Civil Right, ACLU, April 28
- Neuronal plasticity in chronic pain-induced anxiety revealed, Science Daily, April 27
- How policy change can ease the mental health impact of chronic pain, Benefits Pro, April 27
- Clinical and Psychological Impact of Chronic Pain in People with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Dovepress, April 22
- Acupuncture may be the key to combatting nerve pain, BrandAve, April 5
- Long COVID pain explained: Gene signature may play a role, Medical News Today, April 4
March 2022
- Chronic low back pain associated with regional brain atrophy, News Medical, March 29
- Music therapy helps patients with sickle cell disease cope with pain, Healio, March 29
- Chronic Pain Makes You Think Differently, Discover Magazine, March 28
- The pandemic gave people with chronic illnesses a sense of belonging. Now they’re back to feeling like outsiders., Insider, March 20
- What is myofascial release therapy?, Live Science, March 16
- Mindfulness Therapy Can Reduce Chronic Pain and Opioid Misuse, Psychology Today, March 15
- People Keep Telling Me I’m ‘Too Young To Be Sick.’ Here’s What They Don’t Understand., Huff Post, March 13
- The Scientific Benefits of Meditation: Head to Heart, Body to Mind, Nebraska Central, March 11
- Could Virtual Reality Replace Your Next Pain Pill?, US News and World Report, March 10
- Endometriosis: Why is there so little research?, Medical News Today, March 10
- Updated CDC Prescription Opioid Guidelines Appear More Flexible And Patient-Centric, But Fall Short, Forbes, March 4
- Impact of a Multimodal Analgesia Protocol in an Intensive Care Unit: A Pre-post Cohort Study, Cureus, March 3
- Meghan O’Rourke on the Self-Dissolving Difficulty of Chronic Illness, Lit Hub, March 3
- Does nerve damage contribute to ‘long-COVID’ symptoms?, Science Daily, March 2
- Pelvic Pain: The Pain Problem with No Home, Practical Pain Management, March 1
- Research: The Link Between Recessions and Physical Pain, Harvard Business Review, March 1
- Behavioral Medicine: Lifestyle Interventions to Reduce Inflammatory Pain, Practical Pain Management, March 1
- Peripheral Neuropathy Evaluations of Patients With Prolonged Long COVID, Neurology, Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation, March 1
February 2022
- Study on Types of Pain in MM Reveals Communication Inadequacies Between Physicians, Patients, AJMC, February 28
- Invisible: Living with Behcet’s disease, Medical News Today, February 28
- Podcast: Long COVID, Chronic Illness & Searching For Answers, NPR, February 28
- Podcast: How long COVID sheds light on other mysterious (and lonely) chronic illnesses, NPR, February 28
- Phenotyping Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain in Male and Female Adolescents: Psychosocial Profiles, Somatosensory Profiles and Pain Modulatory Profiles, Dovepress, February 26
- Using Mindfulness and Compassion for Long COVID, Psychology Today, February 26
- Scientific Knowledge Graph and Trend Analysis of Central Sensitization: A Bibliometric Analysis, Dovepress, February 24
- Having your pain invalidated is associated with increased shame and, in turn, an increased risk of depression, PsyPost, February 23
- Pregnant People Who Use Opioids Face Significant Barriers to Treatment, Everyday Health, February 22
- Managing Chronic Pain in Adults: The Latest Evidence on Psychological Therapies, The Good Men Project, February 19
- Revised CDC Opioid Guideline a ‘Band Aid for a Stab Wound’, Pain News Network, February 18
- Exploring the Present and Future of Pain Management, Columbia News, February 18
- The CDC should rescind, not ‘update,’ its 2016 opioid guideline, The Hill, February 18
- Art as a Tool to Manage Pain—Swapping the heating pad for pastels and colored pencils, MedPage Today, February 15
- Long COVID’s Pain, Neurologic Effects Understudied, Pain Medicine News, February 14
- To Lose My Chronic Pain, I Had to Find My Rage, MS Magazine, February 12
- The pain gap: Women (still) aren’t taken seriously by doctors — and it’s killing us, Salon, February 12
- New clues in the brain linking pain and food, ScienceDaily, February 11
- CDC proposes new prescription opioid guidelines for caregivers, Washington Post, February 10
- Chronic pain precedes disrupted eating behavior in low-back pain patients, PLOS One, February 10
- Muscle pain, fatigue, brain fog: Doctors grapple for answers about long COVID in kids, NorthJersey.com, February 10
- How Mindfulness Helps Me Cope With RA, HealthCentral, February 9
- Prevalence of Pain Management Techniques Among Adults With Chronic Pain in the United States, 2019, JAMA Network, February 7
- Chronic Pain Gets Its Own Condition Under ICD-11, February 7
- Job stress, chronic and widespread musculoskeletal pain: a cross-sectional analysis from the ELSA-Brasil MSK., Physicians Weekly, February 7
- Telemedicine: Changing the Management of Chronic Pain, Clinical Pain Advisor, February 4
- Effect of Acupuncture on Pain, Fatigue, Sleep, Physical Function, Stiffness, Well-Being, and Safety in Fibromyalgia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Dovepress, February 3
- Can acupuncture treat irritable bowel syndrome?, Medical News Today, January 28
- Effects of Music Therapy on Quality of Life in Adults with Sickle Cell Disease (MUSIQOLS): A Mixed Methods Feasibility Study, Journal of Pain Research, January 2021
January 2022
- Telehealth Startup Lin Health Sees Chronic Pain As A Disability—And They Make Treating It Accessible, Forbes, January 12
- Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Syndrome Symptoms Improved With Acupuncture, Pain Medicine News, January 31
- The efficacy and safety of acupuncture assisted anesthesia (AAA) for postoperative pain of thoracoscopy: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials., Physicians Weekly, January 31
- ‘When the pain starts, it is so bad, he will just cry and cry and cry’, The Irish Times, January 30
- Long-term pain after knee surgery reduced, new treatment has shown, Science News, January 29
- Study: Trigeminal Neuralgia Affects More Than 3% of Patients, Multiple Sclerosis New Today, January 28
- How to Keep Working When You Have Ankylosing Spondylitis, HealthCentral, January 27
- Covid Made Healthcare Even More Difficult for People with Chronic Illness, Pain News Network, January 27
- Children and the Use of Complementary Health Approaches, NCCIH, January 27
- Pain Syndromes Common in Patients With Long COVID, Clinical Pain Advisor, January 21
- Acupuncture use is increasing, but many insurers do not cover it, Healio, January 18
- A New Approach to Train the Brain to Treat Chronic Pain, Psychology Today, January 13
- Virtual reality program for back pain superior to sham device 3 months after treatment, Healio, January 10
- 10 to 30% of COVID-19 patients experience lingering symptoms, WCNC, January 10
- Living With Chronic Illness, Psychology Today, January 9
- Virtual Physical Therapy Platforms Go Beyond the App, HealthTech, January 7
December 2021
- Psychosocial Predictors of Pain and Disability Outcomes in People with Chronic Low Back Pain Treated Conservatively by Guideline-Based Intervention: A Systematic Review, Dovepress, December 30
- Procedural Pain Management: Clinical Practice Recommendations American Society for Pain Management Nursing, Pain Management Nursing, December 27
- Counseling Veterans with Chronic Pain during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial, PubMed, December 27
- Oral and Topical Treatment of Painful Diabetic Polyneuropathy: Practice Guideline Update Summary, American Academy of Neurology, December 27
- Characteristics of patients who dropped out after multidisciplinary pain management in Japan: A prospective cohort study, Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, December 27
- Pain coping skills training un-locks patient-centered pain care during the COVID- 19 lockdown, Pain Management Nursing, December 25
- Over Half of People with Multiple Long-Term Conditions Suffer Chronic Pain, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, December 21
- Prevalence of chronic pain in LTCs and multimorbidity: A cross-sectional study using UK Biobank, Sage Journals, December 21
- How can mindfulness practices help with migraine?, Harvard, December 15
- The Expansion Toward Integrative Wellness Approaches in MS Care, HCP Live, December 13
- Internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for youth with functional abdominal pain: a randomized clinical trial testing differential efficacy by patient subgroup, PAIN, December 2021
- Racial trends in prescription opioid use reflect disparities, undertreatment, Medical Xpress, December 7
- Getting in Touch With Pain: Feeling emotional and physical pain may help to ease suffering, Psychology Today, December 6
- Classism in pain assessment and management: the mediating role of female patient dehumanization and perceived life hardship, PAIN, December 2021
- Internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for youth with functional abdominal pain: a randomized clinical trial testing differential efficacy by patient subgroup, PAIN, December 2021
- The Guilt of Living with Chronic Pain: Questioning the legitimacy of a person’s pain induces guilt and worsens pain, Psychology Today, December 5
- How Well Do Current Laboratory Biomarkers Inform Clinical Decision-Making in Chronic Pain Management?, DovePress, December 3
- Racial and weight discrimination associations with pain intensity and pain interference in an ethnically diverse sample of adults with obesity: a baseline analysis of the clustered randomized-controlled clinical trial the goals for eating and moving (GEM) study, BMC Public Health, December 2
- Probing the Link Between Chronic Pain and Cognitive Impairment, Being Patient, December 2
- ‘Everything hurts’: Rising number of long COVID sufferers are desperate for answers, The Providence Journal, December 2
- Another fight for Covid long-haulers: having their pain acknowledged, Stat, December 2 (NOTE: This one is by Kate Nicholson)
- Podcast: OBESITY HURTS: HOW TO APPROACH WEIGHT REDUCTION, DIET AND NUTRITION FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT WITH ANNELEEN MALFLIET, PT, PHD, Integrative Pain Science Institute, December 2
- PCORI Board of Governors approves $49.5 million to fund new research studies addressing pain relief, smoking cessation, mental health and other conditions, PR Newswire, December 2
November 2021
- Chronic Pain Patient “Advocates” and Their Focus on Opiophilia: Barking Up the Wrong Tree?, Dovepress, November 30
- Disparities in the Treatment of the LGBTQ Population in Chronic Pain Management, Dovepress, November 30
- Mindfulness Meditation: A Powerful Tool to Alleviate Stress, Women Fitness Magazine, November 27
- Pilates, McKenzie Therapy, and Functional Restoration More Effective Than Others in Reducing Chronic Low Back Pain, The Clinical Advisor, November 24
- FDA Authorizes Marketing of Virtual Reality System for Chronic Pain Reduction, Display Daily, November 23
- Acupuncture for the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis: An Overview of Systematic Reviews, DovePress, November 19
- The Best Remedies to Help You Find Migraine Relief, Self, November 17
- FDA Approves Virtual Reality System to Bring Relief to Chronic Pain Sufferers, Newsweek, November 17
- The anti-inflammatory effect of bacterial short chain fatty acids is partially mediated by endocannabinoids, Gut Microbes, November 17
- Biopsychosocial Factors Predicting Pain Among Individuals Experiencing the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), Pain Manag Nurs, November 17
- How I Healed From Chronic Migraines, The Good Men Project, November 12
- Consensus practice guidelines on interventions for cervical spine (facet) joint pain from a multispecialty international working group, Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine, November 11
- How Effective Are Interventions Targeting Depression in Chronic Pain?, Clinical Pain Advisor, November 11
- Multidisciplinary Firms and the Treatment of Chronic Pain: A Case Study of Low Back Pain, Frontiers in Pain Research, November 10
- Integrative Approaches to Osteoarthritis, Acupuncture Today, November 2021
October 2021
- For Knee Replacement, Physical Therapy Reduces Risk of Chronic Opioid Use, Boston University, October 27
- Commentary: How to Correct Course – and Fill the Holes – in the CDC Opioid Prescribing Guideline Revisions, Practical Pain Management, October 26
- Can Therapy Help Reduce Back Pain?, Psychology Today, October 24
- ‘They Treat Me Like I’m Old and Stupid’: Seniors Decry Health Providers’ Age Bias, Kaiser Health Network, October 20
- Research reveals troubling implications for female teenagers with obesity and chronic pain, American Physiological Society, October 19
- Disabled Gamers Turn Video Games into Self-Care, Forbes, October 13
- Reciprocal effects between depressive symptoms and pain in veterans over 50, Pain Medicine, October 13
- Effect of physical activity and exercise on endometriosis-associated symptoms: a systematic review, BMC Women’s Health, October 9
- Effects of a physical self-care support program for patients with fibromyalgia: A randomized controlled trial, J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil, October 8
- Telehealth Increases Access to Brief Behavioral Interventions in Orofacial Pain Clinic during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective Study, Pain Med, October 8
- When Getting Used to Chronic Pain Becomes a Problem, Sickle Cell Disease News, October 8
- Management of chronic primary pelvic pain syndromes, BJU International, October 7
- Treatment Patterns in Patients with Diagnostic Imaging for Low Back Pain: A Retrospective Observational Study, DovePress, October 7
- Can Psychotherapy Treat Chronic Back Pain?, Pain News Network, October 6
- Chronic pain treatment should include psychological interventions, Science Daily, October 5
- Chronic Pain in Women: A Real Discussion on the Gaps in Care, PPM, October 5
- Chronic back pain: Novel mind-body treatment outperforms other therapies, Big Think, October 2
- Acupuncture Relieves Opioid-Induced Constipation in Clinical Cancer Therapy – A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review, DovePress, October 2
- Chronic pain in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, PAIN, October 2021
September 2021
- Why Pain Is Not ‘All in Your Head’, Pain News Network, September 30
- Effect of Pain Reprocessing Therapy vs Placebo and Usual Care for Patients With Chronic Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial, JAMA Psychiatry, September 29
- Stimulating the ear’s pressure points could help treat chronic abdominal pain in children and adolescents, University of Buffalo, September 27
- Which symptoms best distinguish fibromyalgia patients from those with other chronic pain disorders?, Wiley Online Library, September 27
- Psychophysiologic symptom relief therapy for chronic back pain: a pilot randomized controlled trial, Pain Rep., September 23
- Protocol for Testing Yoga to Reduce Post-Lumbar Spine Surgery Pain: A Methodology Article, Int. Journal of Yoga Therapy, July 2021
- Ashar YK, Gordon A, Schubiner H, et al. Effect of Pain Reprocessing Therapy vs Placebo and Usual Care for Patients With Chronic Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Psychiatry. Published online September 29, 2021. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2021.2669
- Possible Neuropathic Pain in Patients with Osteoarthritis of the Knee Before and After Total Knee Arthroplasty, Dovepress, September 23
- Chronic pain program collaboration between Blue Cross and UVM Medical Center outcomes recognized, Press Release, September 22
- Report shows decreases in opioid prescribing, increase in overdoses, American Medical Association, September 21
- Accendowave: Benchmarking Pain Data with Machine Learning Technology, UCSF 2021 Health Award Quarterfinalist
- Issue Brief: Nation’s drug-related overdose and death epidemic continues to worsen, American Medical Association, September 20
- Issue brief: Reports of efforts to help the nation’s overdose epidemic, American Medical Association, September 20
- Video: The US Pain Foundation Sets September Initiative for Awareness with #PainCounts, HCP Live, September 17
- Researchers assess the effectiveness of short-term online meditation courses, Medical Xpress, September 16
- How I Learned To Live With and Manage Chronic Pain, Pain News Network, September 13
- Infighting in the Pain Community Made Me Leave Advocacy, Pain News Network, September 10
- Guideline: Evidence-Based Best Practices for the Management of Cancer-Related Pain, Clinical Pain Advisor, September 9
- September Marks Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month in Texas, HHS – Texas, September 9
- 4 Women Open Up About Living With Chronic Pain, Marie Claire, September 7
- ‘Innovative’ Equine Therapy Helps Overcome PTSD Symptoms, Medscape, September 2
August 2021
- Treating Chronic Pain Is Good for Your Brain, Bel Marra Health, August 31
- This Drug Helped My Chronic Pain – But It’s Also Killing People, Vice, August 26
- How to Exercise for Psoriatic Arthritis Pain Relief, Self, August 25
- Association Between Sleep Quality and Pain Intensity in Mild Patients with COPD: A Community Study, DovePress, August 25
- Psychosocial and cardiometabolic predictors of chronic pain onset in Native Americans, Pain, August 24
- Pain and Opioid Use: Evidence for Integrating Acupuncture Into Treatment Planning, Global Advances in Health and Medicine, August 24
- The pain switch, MIT Technology Review, August 24
- Delta opioid receptor regulation of calcitonin gene–related peptide dynamics in the trigeminal complex, PAIN, August 2021
- Psychotropic Medications May Significantly Reduce Chronic Pain in Pediatric Patients, Clinical Pain Advisor, August 19
- CME – Fibromyalgia: What It Is and How to Treat It, Psychiatric Times, August 18
- Efficacy of Acupuncture for Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome, Annals of Internal Medicine, August 17
- The Pain Medicine Fellowship Telehealth Education Collaborative, Pain Medicine, August 17
- Chronic Pain Among Service Members, Rand Corp., August
- Pain Perception Training May Help With Back Pain in Hypermobile EDS, Ehlers-Danlos News, August 9
- Why Migraine Sufferers May Want to Eat More Fish, New York Times, August 7
- 4 Things the Chronically Ill Wish Others Understood, Psychology Today, August 5
- Back and neck pain: in support of routine delivery of non-pharmacologic treatments as a way to improve individual and population health, HHS Public Access, August 5
- Hierarchical clustering by patient-reported pain distribution alone identifies distinct chronic pain subgroups differing by pain intensity, quality, and clinical outcomes, PLOS One, August 4
- Chronic pain sufferers silenced by pandemic, Hippocratic Post, August 3
- CDC Opioid Prescribing Guideline Updates Are in the Works: Will the Changes be Enough?, Practical Pain Management, August 3
- Peripheral nerve stimulation for chronic low back pain may reduce pain, disability, Orthopedics Today, August 2
- Association between widespread pain and dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and stroke: a cohort study from the Framingham Heart Study, Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine, August 2
- Peripheral Neuropathy: Improving Outcomes, Acupuncture Today, August 2021
July 2021
- Women’s chronic pain is often dismissed as being ‘dramatic’ – which can ruin health and lives, Insider, July 31
- Study: 7 in 10 chronic pain sufferers delayed seeking medical advice during the pandemic, News Medical Life Sciences, July 31
- 90% of US primary care offers lower pain relief doses to Black patients, Medical News Today, July 30
- What to Expect in Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Physical Therapy, Very Well Health, July 30
- 90% of US primary care offers lower pain relief doses to Black patients, Medical News Today, July 30
- How Virtual Reality Is About to Revolutionize Healthcare, Bloomberg, July 30
- Podcast: HOW TO COMBINE PAIN NEUROSCIENCE WITH YOGA FOR EFFECTIVE PAIN CARE WITH NIAMH MOLONEY, PHD, PT AND MARNIE HARTMAN, DPT, RYT, Integrative Pain Science Institute, July 30
- Patient Preference and Risk Assessment in Opioid Prescribing Disparities, JAMA Netw Open, July 29
- Study: New Effective Way to Address Mild Traumatic Brain Injury via Telehealth, StreetInsider, July 27
- 3 People With CRPS Share What It’s Like To Live With The Most Painful Condition Known, Scary Mommy, July 27
- HHS and DOJ Issue Guidance on “Long COVID” and Disability Rights Under the ADA, Section 504, and Section 1557, HHS, July 26
- When someone on your team has chronic pain, Illinois News Live, July 23
- Physical Therapy Rarely Focuses on Hand, Mouth Problems, Study Finds, Scleroderma News, July 22
- Pharmacists Can Help Patients Manage, Prevent Migraines, Pharmacy Times, July 22
- Why I stopped hiding my chronic illness from my colleagues, Science Magazine, July 22
- Acupuncture Shoulder Pain & Mobility Relief, HealthCMi, July 21
- Whole Health for Veterans with Chronic Pain, Podcast, July 21
- Talking to Yourself Can Actually Be a Really Useful Way to Cope, Self Magazine, July 20
- Sociology of Chronic Pain, J Health Soc Behav., July 20
- Moving the body and calming the mind, VAntage Point, July 19
- Chronic Pain in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Curr Pain Headache, July 16
- Visualizing Pain: Injuries from whiplash made visible with new scanning approach, Harvard, July 14
- New Study Underway to Assess Effects of Immersive VR in Highly Prevalent Chronic Low Back Pain, Neurology Advisor, July 13
- Preferred life expectancy and its association with hypothetical adverse life scenarios A new study sheds light on how the specter of dementia and chronic pain reduce people’s desire to live into older ages. AAAS, July 12
- New treatments could transform the way migraine headaches are treated, University at Buffalo, July 12
- Revised CDC Opioid Guideline Not Expected Until Late 2022, Pain News Network, July 9
- US service members suffer chronic pain at rate much higher than civilian population, report says, Stars and Stripes, July 6
- Physical therapy in systemic sclerosis: the patient perspective, Wiley Online Library, July 5
- Passive transfer of fibromyalgia symptoms from patients to mice Study Shows Why Fibromyalgia May Actually Be An Autoimmune Disease, Mental Daily, July 2
- Meet the Women Changing Pain Medicine, Practical Pain Management, July 2021
- Protocol for Testing Yoga to Reduce Post-Lumbar Spine Surgery Pain: A Methodology Article, Int. Journal of Yoga Therapy, July 2021
- As State Emergencies End, Providers Look for New Telehealth Limits Healthcare providers in some states are scrambling to determine what their telehealth platforms can and can’t do in the wake of expiring state emergency declarations. mHealth Intelligence, June 29
June 2021
- As State Emergencies End, Providers Look for New Telehealth Limits Healthcare providers in some states are scrambling to determine what their telehealth platforms can and can’t do in the wake of expiring state emergency declarations. mHealth Intelligence, June 29
- Why women are more likely to suffer from long Covid, The Guardian, June 29
- Sufferers of chronic pain have long been told it’s all in their head. We now know that’s wrong, The Guardian, June 28
- Urgent Need for Better Support and Care for Patients With Fibromyalgia, Clinical Pain Advisor, June 28
- State Legislature Makes Historic Investment In Behavioral Health Care: ‘We’re Going To Save Lives’, Denver CBS4, June 28
- Long Covid May Help Us Understand Other Chronic Diseases, Bloomberg, June 22
- Pain Management Education for APRNs Is Still Lacking, Clinical Advisor, June 21
- Can Positive Psychology Help with Managing RA?, Healthline, June 18
- DOD Chronic Pain Management Research Program Funding Opportunities for FY21, CDMRP, June 15
- Restorative Yoga Is All About Relieving Stress With Gentle Stretches-Here Are 6 Beginner Poses to Try, Real Simple, June 16
- Yoga for Endometriosis: Try These Stretches to Relieve Pain, Healthline, June 15
- The Final “P” in Pain Management, Psychiatric Times, June 15
- 3 Myths About Chronic Illness and Resilience, Psychology Today, June 15
- I Felt Like An Outcast Most Of My Life—Then My Diagnosis Gave Me A Community, MBG Health, June 12
- Medicine’s Failure With Women in Pain, WSJ, June 12
- Association of the 2016 US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Opioid Prescribing Guideline With Changes in Opioid Dispensing After Surgery, JAMA Network Open, June 11
- Health Care Providers’ Facial Appearances Shape Patient Expectations About Pain and Pain Treatment, NCCIH, June 11
- Yoga for migraine: What to know, Medical News Today, June 10
- Some Patients Are Reporting Long COVID Recoveries—But Experts Still Don’t Fully Understand Why, Time, June 9
- Why ‘Unwell Women’ Have Gone Misdiagnosed for Centuries, NY Times, June 8
- 7 Ways People Find Pain Relief for Psoriatic Arthritis, Self, June 4
- Integrative Medicine for Brain Health: Why Neurologists Should Care, Medscape, June 2
- New Digital Health Platform Targets 50 Million Americans With Chronic Pain, Forbes, June 1
- Predictors of Persistent Postsurgical Pain Following Hysterectomy – A Prospective Cohort Study, JMIG, May 30
- Podcast: Integrative Pediatric Pain Management with Dr. Lonnie Zeltzer, Audible, May 17
May 2021
- Predictors of Persistent Postsurgical Pain Following Hysterectomy – A Prospective Cohort Study, JMIG, May 30
- How Mind-Body Therapy Can Help Soothe Pain, Chicago Parent, May 27
- Opinion: You’re stronger than your chronic pain, Daily Emerald, May 27
- Chronic Pain Self-Management Workshops For Rural Residents Offered Online Through WV School Of Osteopathic Medicine, WV Public Broadcasting, May 25
- Video: What’s New in NICE Chronic Pain Management Guidance?, Medscape UK, May 24
- Public Opioid Policy May Interfere with Hospice Patients’ Pain Management, Hospice News, May 17
- Podcast: Integrative Pediatric Pain Management with Dr. Lonnie Zeltzer, Audible, May 17
- Pain Management in the ICU Is Complex, Pharmacy Times, May 13
April 2021
- Seeing the Elephant: A Systematic Scoping Review and Comparison of Patient-Centeredness Conceptualizations from Three Seminal Perspectives, Dovepress, April 29
- Health officials plan major research on COVID-19 long-haulers, Roll Call, April 30
- Doctors More Likely to Prescribe Opioids to Covid ‘Long Haulers,’ Raising Addiction Fears, KHN, April 28
- How Telehealth Expands Collaborative Care in Private Practices, Healthcare Exec Intelligence, April 27
- This Is What Migraine Really Does to Your Life, Self, April 26
- Study defines how philosophy can change the understanding of pain, WION, April 25
- Podcast: Training Physical Therapists to Address the Opioid Epidemic from a Public Health Perspective, Integrative Pain Science Institute, April 21
- Study identifies higher mortality risk for women with back pain, News Medical Life Sciences, April 20
- Sex-stratified genome-wide association study of multisite chronic pain in UK Biobank, PLOS Genetics, April 8
- Conditioned Pain Modulation and Cold Conditioning Stimulus Among Patients With Chronic Upper Limb Neuropathy, Clinical Pain Advisor, April 8
- Intramuscular pressure is almost three times higher in fibromyalgia patients: A possible mechanism for understanding the muscle pain and tenderness, Journal of Rheumatology, April 5
- Rx Summit Spotlight | Veterans Administration Takes Multi-Faceted Approach to Opioid Risk Mitigation, Psychiatry & Behavioral Health Learning Network, April 1
March 2021
- Central sensitisation in chronic pain conditions: latest discoveries and their potential for precision medicine, The Lancet Rheumatology, March 30
- Take a mental break from pain: Mindfulness can help soothe short-term and chronic pain, Harvard
- Virtual Reality Startup Raises $29 Million To Help With Chronic Pain, Forbes, March 23
- Long Covid: ‘You think you are making progress…then it rears its ugly head again’, The Irish Times, March 21
- Two Kinds of Acupuncture Can Relieve Pain in Cancer Survivors, Memorial Sloan Kettering, March 18
- People With Chronic Pain Are Claiming A Voice In The Opioids Crisis, Forbes, March 17
- Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing Bundled Acupuncture and Yoga Therapy to Treat Chronic Pain in Community Healthcare Settings: A Feasibility Pilot, JACM, March 15
- Survey: How Should the CDC Opioid Guideline Be Changed?, Pain News Network, March 15
- Covid Long-Haulers Face New Battle for Disability Benefits, Pain News Network, March 13
- VA’s whole health program for veterans shows drop in opioid use, Stars & Stripes, March 12
- Physical Therapy for Migraine Headaches, VeryWell Health, March 11
- Interventional Pain Physicians Ponder How to Treat Pain in Post-COVID World, Pain Medicine News, March 11
- Alice Walton’s Whole Health Institute will build a new medical school in Bentonville, TB&P, March 4
- Save Lives by Safely Managing Chronic Pain, Future of Personal Health, Feb/March
- A Chiropractic Approach to Treating Chronic Pain, Future of Personal Health, Feb/March
- Why Neuromodulation Is a Powerful Tool for Treating Chronic Pain, Future of Personal Health, Feb/March
- Industry Leaders Speak Up on Workplace Injuries, Future of Personal Health, Feb/March
- How COVID-19 Has Impacted People Living With Pain, Future of Personal Health, Feb/March
February 2021
- How some older Minnesotans are learning to live well with chronic pain, StarTribune, February 24
- Chronic Illness, COVID and the Vaccine – Impossible Choices, MilwaukeeMag, February 19
- Health care challenge: Helping patients suffering chronic pain, Capitol Weekly, February 19
- Pandemic stress and working from home are increasing chronic pain, Anchorage chiropractors say, Anchorage Daily News, February 15
- New Society Launched to Advance Pain Research, Pain News Network, February 11
- Lyra Health and Willis Towers Watson Enter into an Agreement to Offer Employers Comprehensive Mental Health Care Solutions, PR Newswire, February 10
- Mindfulness programs grow in public schools to address ‘storm of stresses’, Pittsburgh Post Gazette, February 8
- ‘My personal lockdown has been much longer’: on chronic illness, before and after Covid, The Guardian, February 6
- Fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and Long COVID: How patients push medical communities to recognise and treat their diseases, RT Documentary Channel, February 5
- Study Sees Beneficial Role of Yoga in Weight-Loss Program for Adults With Obesity or Overweight, NIH, February 2
- The Forever Disease: How Covid-19 Became a Chronic Condition, New Republic, February 2
January 2021
- Visit Frequency and Outcomes for Patients Using Ongoing Chiropractic Care for Chronic Low-Back and Neck Pain: An Observational Longitudinal Study, Pain Physician, January 2021
- Spreading of Pain in Patients with Chronic Pain is Related to Pain Duration and Clinical Presentation and Weakly Associated with Outcomes of Interdisciplinary Pain Rehabilitation: A Cohort Study from the Swedish Quality Registry for Pain Rehabilitation (SQRP), Journal of Pain Research, January 28
- Treatment Preferences for Chronic Low Back Pain: Views of Veterans and Their Providers, Journal of Pain Research, January 27
- Pain Symptoms in Patients with Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): A Literature Review, Journal of Pain Research, January 26
- Somatosensory Acupuncture Modulates Neurochemistry to Reduce FM Pain, Clinical Pain Advisor, January 25
- How Silence and Meditation Help Me Feel Better, Endometriosis News, January 22
- Auricular Point Acupressure Smartphone Application to Manage Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: A Longitudinal, One-Group, Open Pilot Trial, Sage Journals, January 22
- Lingering Symptoms of COVID Are a Reality for Some—Here Are 7 Stories, Self, January 22
- Mindfulness Can Alter Brain’s Perception of Pain in Cancer Survivors, Breast Cancer News, January 18
- The 5 Scary Symptoms COVID Patients Can’t Get Rid Of, New Study Says, Best Life, January 16
- Treatment Improves Chronic Pain Outcomes Associated With Poor Sleep, Psychiatry Advisor, January 12
- This Is The Heartbreaking Reality Of Being A Mom With Chronic Pain, HuffPost, January 7
- How COVID Has Changed Pain Practice and Policies, Practical Pain Management, January 5
December 2020
- Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine (AIHM) & Academic Collaborative for Integrative Health (ACIH) Announce the Planned Merger of Their Business Operations, December 28
- IAYT White Paper – Yoga Therapy & Pain: How Yoga Therapy Serves in Comprehensive Integrative Pain Management, and How It Can do More, IAYT, December 2020
- ‘Dramatic Impact’ of Mindfulness on Migraine, Medscape, December 17
- Overdose epidemic requires state action to remove barriers to care, AMA, December 16
- Mindfulness Training Improves Migraine Disability, Well-Being, MedPage Today, December 15
- Yoga for Rheumatoid Arthritis, Very Well Health, December 11
- The Evolution of the Robot-Doctor, NY Times, December 1
- Mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: New Hope to Overcome Chronic Pain, Integrative Pain Science Institute, December 1
- Mindfulness-Based Interventions as a Solution for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Conditions, Integrative Pain Science Institute, December 1
- Life Beyond Pain: Transforming Pain Management Through Integrative Practices, ASA Monitor, December 2020
November 2020
- Treating the pain of endometriosis, Harvard Medical School, November 20
- Veterans find ease of telemedicine at VA hospital during pandemic, WBAL-TV11, November 20
- The Mental Price of Pain, UVM, November 13
- Symptoms of Pain, Anxiety, and Disability Predict Changes in Pain Intensity, Clinical Pain Advisor, November 13
- Pilot Study Finds Green Light Therapy Improves Fibromyalgia Symptoms, Pain News Network, November 10
- Clarifying the New Definition of Pain, Pain News Network, November 9
- Coping with Chronic Pain, The Good Men Project, November 8
- Study Shows Cannabis Oil Improves Fibromyalgia Symptoms, Pain News Network, November 7
- CDC: 20.4 percent of U.S. adults had chronic pain in 2019, Medical Xpress, November 4
- Study Launched to Look at Suicides of Chronic Pain Patients, Pain News Network, November 3
October 2020
- Evidence Grows for Acupuncture Effectiveness In Cancer Survivors, Clinical Oncology News, October 30
- Americans with Lower Education Levels Suffer More Pain than People with More Education, MedicalXpress, October 29
- From Comprehensive Care to Finding Cures, Fighting Sickle Cell Disease, Stanford Children’s Health, October 27
- Acupuncture University Research Discoveries, HealthCMi, October 27
- Yoga and Meditation Reduce Chronic Pain, The Washington Newsday, October 27
- Migraine Foundation Recommends Acupuncture Treatment Plan, Murfreesboro Post, October 25
- University Hospitals Connor Integrative Health Network to Study Acupuncture in the ED with $2+ Million Grant, Newswise, October 22
- Acupuncture Stops Pain Finding At Tufts University, HealthCMi, October 20
- Why Telemedicine May Actually Be Making Healthcare More Human, Salon, October 11
- 6 Ways to Handle the Stigma of Chronic Pain and Illness, Psychology Today, October 9
- ‘Devastating’ Cut to Reimbursement Causes Concern at Physical Therapy Clinics, Telegraph Herald, October 8
- The Transition from Acute to Chronic Pain: Dynamic Epigenetic Reprogramming of the Mouse Prefrontal Cortex up to 1 Year after Nerve Injury, Pain, October 6
- Telehealth More Time- and Cost-Effective for Chronic Pain Patients, Bolstering Case for Provider Adoption, Healthcare Finance, October 5
September 2020
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in the Management of Chronic Pain and Its Comorbid Depression, The Journal of the AOE, September 30
- How Can Behavioral Health Consultants Encourage Patient Engagement in Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Pain?, PHCoE, September 30
- Controlled Trial Shows Turmeric Effective in Alleviating Pain of Knee OA, Pain Medicine News, September 28
- Podcast: Psychology for Chronic Pain: Does it Help? With Dr. Amanda C de C Williams, Integrative Pain Science Institute, September 25
- A Primer for Yoga Awareness Month, Fibromyalgia News Today, September 23
- After 40 Years, Updated Pain Definition Aims To Include Those Once Left Out, Forbes, September 23
- Why Women Experience More Chronic Pain Than Men, Psychology Today, September 22
- When Will We Take Women’s Pain Seriously?, Glamour, September 18
- Medical Mindfulness: Virtual Reality Mindfulness Therapy for Anxiety and Pain Management in Patients With Acute and Chronic Pain, AAPM, September 17
- Comparison of Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System and Legacy Instruments in Multiple Domains Among Older Veterans With Chronic Back Pain, AAPM, September 17
- Researchers Develop New Metrics for Measuring Mental States During Meditation, NIH, September 16
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield and MedStar Health Sign Landmark Value-Based Care Partnership to Help Transform Health care, MedStar Health, September 16
- New Guidelines Issued on Medical Cannabis for Chronic Pain, MedPage Today, September 13
- AMTA is Leading the Conversation on Massage Therapy and Pain Relief, AMTA, September 11
- Treatment of Chronic Pain, SUD Requires Balance, Psychiatry & Behavioral Health Learning Network, September 11
- Embracing the ACT Model for Pain: A Guide for Professionals, Integrative Pain Science Institute, September 4
August 2020
- Massage Therapy Without the Touch, NY Times, August 27
- How Acupuncture Can Help With Pain During the Pandemic, Next Avenue, August 27
- VA nurses empower Veterans with yoga and guided meditation, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, August 26
- Pain Definition Updated After 40 years, Med Page Today, August 6
- Brain waves can be used to predict future pain sensitivity, Science Daily, August 6
- Redefining the “Pain Specialist” of Today, Practical Pain Management, August 3
July 2020
- VA reduces prescription opioid use by 64% during past eight years, VA.gov, July 30
- Good Attitude Improves Effectiveness of Yoga and Physical Therapy, Pain News Network, July 20
- AppliedVR testing the use of at-home virtual reality therapy for chronic pain, Fierce Healthcare, July 14
- Abbott Receives FDA Approval for iOS-Compatible App Allowing People Living With Chronic Pain and Movement Disorders to Personalize Therapy Via Their Mobile Device, Yahoo! Finance, July 23
- Life After PPP: A Small Physical-Therapy Business Goes It Alone, WSJ Video, July 22
- Good Attitude Improves Effectiveness of Yoga and Physical Therapy, Pain News Network, July 20
- Proven Ways to Deal with Chronic Pain Without Using Opioids, CBN News, July 15
- Have We Been Thinking About Pain All Wrong?, Outside, July 14
- AppliedVR testing the use of at-home virtual reality therapy for chronic pain, Fierce Healthcare, July 14
- Chronic Pain, Self-Compassion, and Psychological Flexibility, Psychology Today, July 12
- First Scientific Study Using Virtual Reality to Treat Chronic Pain at Home Finds AppliedVR Platform Feasible, Scalable and Effective, Business Wire, July 9
- Adding to the scholarship: Yoga therapy in integrative pain care, YogaTherapy.Health, July 2
June 2020
- Pandemic Presents Unexpected Opportunity to Embrace Multimodal Analgesia and the Integrative Care Team, Practical Pain Management, June 24
- AMA: ‘CDC Guideline Has Harmed Many Patients’, Pain News Network, June 19
- 83% Of Patients Had Fewer Migraine Headaches After Doing Therapy, Forbes, June 12
- Meditation app improves pain management at Hartford Hospital, Healthcare IT News, June 10
- How WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley smiles through his chronic pain, ESPN, June 10
May 2020
- New Tech Delivers Needed Options for Treating Pain, Managed Healthcare Executive, May 22
- Managing patients with chronic pain during the COVID-19 outbreak: considerations for the rapid introduction of remotely supported (eHealth) pain management services, Pain, May 2020
- From migraines to asthma to shingles: The physical toll coronavirus-related stress takes on your body and how to combat it, CNN Health, May 14
- Mastering care coordination, Medical Economics, May 12
- Health care reform: How it would affect physicians, Medical Economics, May 10
- ‘Is your pain tolerable?’ Asking may result in less risky pain management, Healio, May 8
April 2020
- Chronic Pain and Coronavirus, Practical Pain Management, April 30, 2020
- Opioid Induced Hyperalgesia, a Research Phenomenon or a Clinical Reality? Results of a Canadian Survey, J Pers Med, April 21
- Comparison of a Pain Tolerability Question With the Numeric Rating Scale for Assessment of Self-reported Chronic Pain, JAMA Network Open, April 20, 2020
- Chasing the Genes Behind Pain, Knowable, April 15, 2020
- COVID-19 Policy Recommendations for OUD, Pain, Harm Reduction, AMA, April 14, 2020
- How Social Distancing May Hurt People with Chronic Pain, Psychology Today, April 14, 2020
- COVID-19: Adapting Your Practice, APTA, April 9, 2020
- Study: Physical Therapy Bests Steroid Injections for Treatment of Knee OA, APTA, PT in Motion, April 9, 2020
- Updated APTA Web Resources on Telehealth, Disaster Management Now Available, APTA, PT in Motion, April 7, 2020
March 2020
- Telemedicine in the Time of Coronavirus, Practical Pain Management, March 24, 2020
- Listen to People With Chronic Illness When We Talk About COVID-19, The Mighty, March 20, 2020
- Amid Pandemic, Programs Struggle to Reach Vulnerable Seniors Living at Home, Chicago Health, March 20, 2020
- We Are At War: People With Chronic Pain Must Prepare, Dr. Lynn Webster, March 14, 2020
- House Committee Advances Medical Marijuana Bills for Veterans, The Hill, March 12, 2020
- Comp Embracing Physical Medicine, Non-opioid Meds, Business Insurance, March 11, 2020
- Taking the Co-Pay Out of Coronavirus, Institute for Patient Access, March 10, 2020
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is Helping Veterans with Chronic Pain, Department of Veterans Affairs, March 9, 2020
- How Medical Technology is Helping Ease Chronic Pain, Grit Daily, March 8, 2020
- Impact of Chiropractic Care on Use of Prescription Opioids in Patients with Spinal Pain, AAPM, March 6, 2020
- Pain Management Program Cuts Long-Term Opioid Prescriptions by 64%, HCP Live, March 4, 2020
- Conservative Approach to Pain Management Better for Older Adults, UPI, March 2, 2020
February 2020
- Americans Looking to Find Alternative Pain Treatment Amidst Opioid Epidemic, Siouxland Proud, February 28, 2020
- How to Improve Care for High-Need, High-Cost Medicaid Patients, Harvard Business Review, February 27, 2020
- Massage, Chiropractic and Other Therapies Might Lessen Addiction, Overdose & Suicide in U.S. Army Veterans, Massage Magazine, February 26, 2020
- Opioid-free Surgery Program Initiated by Intermountain Healthcare, KSL News Radio, February 26, 2020
- A Short Meditation Could Help with Pain Management Even if You’ve Never Tried it Before, Science Alert, February 25, 2020
- Medicare Will Now Cover Acupuncture for Pain Relief, Legal Reader, February 24, 2020
- The Opioid Crisis is Making Insurers Take Alternative Medicine Seriously, Fast Company, February 24, 2020
- Managing Pain in the Age of Opioids, Penn Today, February 24, 2020
- Approach Brings Pain Relief Without Opioids, Michigan Health, February 24, 2020
- Novel Drug for Pain Management Granted FDA Approval, Pharmacy Times, February 21, 2020
- The National Imperative to Align Practice and Policy with the Actual CDC Opioid Guideline, Journal of Pain Medicine, February 2020
- Acceptability and Effects of Commercially Available Activity Trackers for Chronic Pain Management Among Older African American Adults, Journal of Pain Medicine, February 2020
- Mind-Body Therapies for the Management of Pain: How Effective Are They?, Psychiatric Times, February 20, 2020
- Talking back pain with U of M, University of Minnesota, February 17, 2020
- There’s So Much We Still Don’t Know About Pain, Huffington Post, February 12, 2020
- Group Differences Between Countries and Between Languages in Pain-Related Beliefs, Coping, and Catastrophizing in Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review, Journal of Pain Medicine, February 11, 2020
- Oncology Massage Therapy Shows Promise for Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy, ClinicalOncology News, February 10, 2020
- Browse AAPM 2020 Scientific Poster Abstracts, AAPM, February 10, 2020
- Handling chronic pain may curb opioid epidemic, doctors say, ABC6, February 6, 2020
January 2020
- The HHS Pain Management Best Practice Inter-Agency Task Force Report Calls for Patient-Centered and Individualized Care, Journal of Pain Medicine, January 2020
- Exploring the Meaning of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia for Patients with Chronic Pain, Journal of Pain Medicine, January 2020
- Affirmations and Neuroplasticity, Psychology Today, January 30, 2020
- Increased Chiropractic Care for Veterans after VA Passes Mental Health Bill, Chiropractic Economics, January 30, 2020
- Empowered Relief: Meeting the Needs of a Nation in Pain, Psychology Today, January 29, 2020
- Why Are Women with Fibromyalgia so Stigmatized?, Journal of Pain Medicine, January 27, 2020
- AAPM to Recognize 5 Distinguished Individuals with Awards in National Harbor, AAPM, January 22, 2020
- Patients with newly diagnosed musculoskeletal pain are prescribed opioids more often than recommended, NIH, January 16
- Myths may worsen low back pain and promote ineffective treatments, Reuters, January 16
- Legislation aims to add chiropractic medicine to Medicaid benefits, KRQE, January 7
- WVU Medicine Center for Integrative Pain Management: Pioneering individual pain management strategies, WVNews, January 2
- Mind-body therapies linked to improved pain, lower opioid dose, Healio, December 26
- Defense’s Integrative Pain Center A Home to Pain Treatment Innovation, Pain Medicine News, December 25
- Report: Prescriptions Aren’t Causing The Opioid Epidemic, The National Interest, November 23
- Study: Improving trauma pain outcomes, Science Daily, November 13
- Opioid Use During the Six Months After an Emergency Department Visit for Acute Pain: A Prospective Cohort Study, Ann Emerg Med, November 1
- Study Explains How the Amygdala Regulates Pain, NIH, October 15
- Rat Study Suggests Dietary Polyphenol Supplementation Has Potential To Relieve Intervertebral Disc Degeneration Pain, NIH, October 15
- Chronic pain is a huge problem nationwide. It’s time for fresh approaches, The Washington Post, October 11
- Health Officials Urge Caution in Reducing Opioids for Pain Patients, NY Times, October 10
2019
- Mind-body therapies linked to improved pain, lower opioid dose, Healio, December 26
- Defense’s Integrative Pain Center A Home to Pain Treatment Innovation, Pain Medicine News, December 25
- Report: Prescriptions Aren’t Causing The Opioid Epidemic, The National Interest, November 23
- Study: Improving trauma pain outcomes, Science Daily, November 13
- Opioid Use During the Six Months After an Emergency Department Visit for Acute Pain: A Prospective Cohort Study, Ann Emerg Med, November 1
- Study Explains How the Amygdala Regulates Pain, NIH, October 15
- Rat Study Suggests Dietary Polyphenol Supplementation Has Potential To Relieve Intervertebral Disc Degeneration Pain, NIH, October 15
- Chronic pain is a huge problem nationwide. It’s time for fresh approaches, The Washington Post, October 11
- Health Officials Urge Caution in Reducing Opioids for Pain Patients, NY Times, October 10