Patients who need surgery to fix major bone fractures use fewer opioid pills after their procedure if they're reminded of six "core principles" that include: values, acceptance, present moment awareness, self-as-context, committed action, and diffusion. [...]
Placebo pain-relief is reproducible in patients with chronic pain compared to healthy volunteers according to a unique University of Manchester study. In a research first, patients with high levels of psychological distress such as depression [...]
AAPM members Magdalena Anitescu, MD, PhD, Madhuri Are, MD, Samer Narouze, MD, PhD, and Dennis J Patin, MD, are featured in this U.S. News and World Reports article: A Patient's Guide to Pain Management.Full [...]
Five fundamental treatment goals of a pain psychologist are reviewed in the Psychology Today blog post.Full story.
AAPM member Beth Darnall, PhD, contributed to this National Public Radio story about how physical pain can interact with different brain areas to ultimately impact emotions, feelings, and behaviors."For people, the link between pain and emotion is [...]
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