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By: Peggy Compton, RN, PhD, Pain Treatment Topics, August 2008.
By: Forest Tennant, MD, DrPH, Pain Treatment Topics, June 2008.
By: Stephen Colameco, MD, MEd, Pain Treatment Topics, April 2008.
By: Peggy Compton, RN, PhD, Pain Treatment Topics, January 2008.
Howard Hughes & Pseudoaddiction [A saga of intractable pain.] By: Forest Tennant, MD, DrPH. By permission from Practical Pain Management. 2007(Jul/Aug);7(6). See details...>
By: Penelope P. Ziegler, MD, FASAM, Pain Treatment Topics, July 2007. See details...>
By: Lynn R. Webster, MD, FACPM, FASAM, Pain Treatment Topics, July 2007. See details...>
By: Forest Tennant, MD, DrPH; Pain Treatment Topics, May 2007.
INNOVATIONS in Pain Treatment
Vitamin D for Chronic Pain [Journal Article] By: Stewart B. Leavitt, MA, PhD, Practical Pain Management, 2008(Jul/Aug);8(6):24-42. See details and download the article...>
By: Stewart B. Leavitt, MA, PhD, Pain Treatment Topics, June 2008. Vitamin D – A Neglected ‘Analgesic’ for Musculoskeletal Pain See details and download all 3 papers...>
Overview - Pain Management & Treatment
From: American Chronic Pain Association (ACPA); released 2008.
From: Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs, 2005-2008. See details...>
Antidepressant Agents for the Treatment of Chronic Pain and Depression By: Michael W. Jann, PharmD and Julian H. Slade, PharmD. Posted at Medscape, 2008 [from Pharmacotherapy. 2007;27(11):1571-1587].
Pain Management: The Online Series From: American Medical Association; 2007. See details...>
Translating Science Into the Art of Acute Pain Management By: Sharon M. Gordon, DDS, MPH, PhD. Compendium. 2007(May).
The PainEDU.org Manual: A Pocket Guide to Pain Management By: Lynette A. Menefee Pujol, PhD, Nathaniel P. Katz, MD, Kevin L. Zacharoff, MD; from Inflexxion, Inc.; 2007 (3rd ed.). See details...>
Neuropathic Pain: A Practical Guide for the Clinician By: Gilron I, Watson CPN, Cahill CM, et al. Canadian Medical Association Journal; 2006(Aug). See details...>
PAIN: Current Understanding of Assessment, From: American Pain Society; June 2006. See details...>
Guidelines for the Assessment and Management of Chronic Pain
Pain Assessment Tools
From: Institute for Work & Health (IWH). Reviewed December 2008.
Pain Intensity Scales Used by the National Institutes of Health From: NIH Pain Consortium. Reviewed 2007. See details...>
Pain Rating Scales For Children From: Texas Children's Cancer Center. See details...>
Multi-Language FACES Pain Rating Scales Selected websites provide scripts for use with the FACES pain rating scales in a wide variety of languages. See details...>
Multi-Language NUMERICAL Pain Rating Scales Two websites provide options for downloading a Numerical pain rating scale in 18 languages. See details...>
The Assessment of Pain in Older People From: Royal College of Physicians of London. October 2007.
Assessing Pain in Older Adults With Dementia From: John A. Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing and the Alzheimer's Association. Revised 2007. See details...>
Pain Assessment in the Nonverbal Patient From: American Society for Pain Management Nursing [Pain Management Nursing. 2006(June);7(2):44-52]. See details...>
Neuropathic Pain Scale From: PainEdu.com. 2006. See details...>
Pain, Suffering, and Spiritual Assessment From: City of Hope. 2006. See details...>
Psychosocial Pain Assessment From: City of Hope. See details...>
Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) From: MD Anderson Cancer Center. See details...>
Special Clinical Tools for Assessing Opioid Risks
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This section of Pain Treatment Topics brings together, analyzes, and discusses the various elements that play vital roles in effective clinical pain management. Included here are interviews and commentary, survey results, clinical tools, and other helpful resources. However, Pain Treatment Topics does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment recommendations for particular patients and professional discretion in the clinical application of these resources is advised. See also, 
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This section provides commentary on a variety of important subjects from experts in the pain management and/or addiction treatment fields. The viewpoints and opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect those of Pain Treatment Topics, our sponsors, or affiliate organizations.
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Understandings of pain and its clinical management are constantly changing. Resources in this section report on new clinical treatments for pain as well as new applications of existing therapies. Pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatments are explored and, when possible, recommendations for their application in daily clinical practice are provided. These topics would be of interest and importance for all healthcare providers and their patients.
Documents in this section examine pain mechanisms and diagnosis, barriers to effective management, and treatment strategies and planning. Various treatment modalities may be considered, including: pharmacologic, non-pharmacotherapies, surgery, and other interventions. In some cases, criteria for measuring successful outcomes and patient monitoring practices are presented.
Medications & Chronic Pain: ACPA Supplement 2008
For more specific information, also see the Pain Disorders section:
Pain scales and checklists offered in this section are useful for clinically assessing how intensely patients are feeling pain and for monitoring the effectiveness of treatments at different points in time. These essential tools for pain management practice are variously designed for different age groups, as well as individuals who do not speak English and/or cannot verbalize responses.
Apart from tools for evaluating pain, other properly validated and applied tools can help in assessing current or potential risks of drug abuse, misuse, addiction, or diversion associated with prescribed opioid analgesics.
