2025 Pain Pulse Survey
Announcing the 2025 Pain Pulse Survey: Share Your Voice, Shape the Future As we embark on a new year, the American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) remains committed to advancing the field of pain [...]
Now Available: 2024 Pain Pulse Survey Results
Discover Perspectives of Pain Medicine Practitioners through AAPM’s Pain Pulse 2024 Survey Results Does it feel like pain medicine is constantly changing and evolving? Is your practice staying ahead of trends and emerging concerns? [...]
[Now Available] Abstract Poster Gallery from Our 38th Annual Meeting
The Abstract Poster gallery from our 38th Annual Meeting is now available to view. Each poster featured on the gallery was presented at our 38th Annual Meeting held March 17-20, 2022, at the Kierland [...]
AAPM Official Letter Opposing Louisiana HB 941
The below letter was submitted to the Louisiana State House of Representatives’ Health and Welfare Committee and bill sponsor, Representative Illg on 5/10/22. Re: House Bill 941 Dear Representative Illg, Chairman Bagley, and members [...]
Our Response to 2022 CDC Opioid Guidelines
The American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM), the nation’s preeminent physician-led multispecialty pain management association, is proud of our mission dedicated to advancing multidisciplinary pain care, education, advocacy, and research to improve the quality [...]
Don’t Miss Article on Neck Pain Guidelines for Cervical Spine Joint Procedures
The past 2 decades have witnessed a surge in the use of cervical spine joint procedures including joint injections, and nerve blocks and radiofrequency ablation to treat chronic neck pain, yet many aspects of the [...]
AAPM Recently Joined 6 Other Pain Specialty Societies
AAPM has recently joined six (6) other Pain Specialty Societies on a letter to the Medicare Administrative Contractor Medical Directors supporting coverage of epidural injections for management of chronic pain. The letter provides detailed information about [...]
Ovarian Cyst Back Pain: Is There a Connection?
Ovarian cysts are fluid-filled sacs that can form in or around your ovaries. They're actually very common and most often form naturally around the time of ovulation. Most simple ovarian cysts go away without treatment. [...]
Chronic Pain, Central Sensitization and Physical Therapy
Chronic pain is a condition in the nervous system where a light switch seemingly got turned on and never got turned off. Patients initially experience pain because of some type of injury that has occurred [...]
Oral Methotrexate Significantly Improves Function in People with Primary Knee OA with Inflammation After Only 3 Months
A new study presented at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting, shows that after three months of treatment with oral methotrexate, adults with primary knee osteoarthritis (OA) with inflammation had significant improvements [...]