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May 1, 2022/CPG
Guiding framework to evaluate, treat, and manage needs of patients with chronic pain who are on or being considered for long-term opioid therapy (LOT).
Mar 19, 2018/Podcast
Steven George, PT, PhD, discusses the role of physical therapy in the management of chronic pain.
May 23, 2023/Review
Researchers reviewed survey data over two years to track the rates at which chronic pain was emerging — or getting worse.
Jul 31, 2017/News
An analysis of a national health survey shows that Americans with chronic pain are older, under more financial stress, and more likely to live with 1 or more comorbidities compared with the average respondent.
Aug 4, 2020/Resource
Research validates that early access to physical therapy can prevent acute pain from becoming chronic pain.
Apr 3, 2023/Review
Interviews of young adults with chronic pain reveal four primary concepts — some potentially helpful, some not.
May 1, 2019/Feature
Strategies for treating pain are evolving-and physical therapists are helping to lead the way.
Aug 14, 2017/Test & Measure
This tool is used to assess adults and adolescents who have chronic pain.
Feb 11, 2020/Article
PTs and PTAs have a responsibility to understand the scope of the epidemic and its potential impact on their patients and clients.
Dec 7, 2023/CPG
This guideline provides evidence-based recommendations on nonsurgical interventions for chronic primary low back pain (CPLBP) in adults, including older people, that can be delivered in primary and community care settings to improve CPLBP-related health and well-being outcomes.
