Veterans Benefit from Pain Treatment without Drugs
A new study finds a lower risk of adverse post-treatment outcomes among returning military service personnel with chronic pain who received nondrug therapy. Full story.
Sequential and Comparative Evaluation of Pain Treatment Effectiveness Response
Brief Summary:Chronic low back pain (cLBP) is common. Most Americans will have at least one episode of low back pain in their lifetimes. Approximately 50% of all US Veterans have chronic pain, and CLBP is [...]
The Case for Early Physical Therapy
Early use of physical therapy may be a promising non-pharmacologic strategy for patients with musculoskeletal pain. Full story.
The Role of Nonpharmacological Approaches to Pain Management: Proceedings of a Workshop
The Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders and Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education hosted a public workshop that discussed the state of evidence on the effectiveness of nonpharmacological treatments and integrative [...]