Nonpharmacologic Treatment
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Managing Chronic Pain in Primary Care: From Disease Mechanisms to Individualized Multidimensional Care
Charles E. Argoff
2011 Jul 13.
Persistent and Breakthrough Pain: Opioid-Based Therapy for Fluctuating Pain Profiles
Michael J. Brennan
2011 Mar 31.
Michelle I. Rhiner
2012 Aug 31.
David M. Simpson
2013 Feb 13.
Lynn R. Webster
2010 Apr 19.
Cynthia P. Koh-Knox
2012 Mar 07.
Best Practices in the Assessment and Management of Chronic Pain (PHYSICIANS)
Perry G. Fine
2010 Apr 19.
Patricia Bruckenthal
2012 May 16.
Susan Cochella
2012 May 16.
April Hazard Vallerand
2012 May 16.
David M. Kaufman
2012 Mar 13.
Linda Dallam
2012 May 16.
Mary McLoughlin
2012 May 16.
Best Practices in the Assessment and Management of Chronic Pain (NURSING)
Perry G. Fine
2010 Apr 19.
Patricia Bruckenthal
2012 May 16.
Susan Cochella
2012 May 16.
April Hazard Vallerand
2012 May 16.
David M. Kaufman
2012 Mar 13.
Linda Dallam
2012 May 16.
Mary McLoughlin
2012 May 16.
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- Nonpharmacologic Treatment
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The role of core strengthening for chronic low back pain.
Pacing as a treatment modality in migraine and tension-type headache.
Psychosocial Issues in Cancer Pain.
Low back pain: an approach to diagnosis and management.
Preclinic group education sessions reduce waiting times and costs at public pain medicine units.
Akuthota V, Standaert CJ, Chimes GP.
PM R. 2011 Jul;3(7):664-70.
PM R. 2011 Jul;3(7):664-70.
Pacing as a treatment modality in migraine and tension-type headache.
McLean A, Coutts K, Becker WJ. ...
Psychosocial Issues in Cancer Pain.
Porter LS, Keefe FJ
Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2011 Mar 15
Cancer pain is a complex and...
Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2011 Mar 15
Cancer pain is a complex and...
Low back pain: an approach to diagnosis and management.
Duffy, RL.
Prim Care. 2010 Dec;37(4):729-41, vi.
Low back pain is a common condition,...
Prim Care. 2010 Dec;37(4):729-41, vi.
Low back pain is a common condition,...
Preclinic group education sessions reduce waiting times and costs at public pain medicine units.
Davies, S. Quintner, J. Parsons, R. et al.
Pain Med. 2011 Jan;12(1):59-71.
OBJECTIVE: To...
Pain Med. 2011 Jan;12(1):59-71.
OBJECTIVE: To...
Clinician.com Links
Patients are increasingly relying on the Web to obtain recommendations for chronic pain management.
Deep trunk muscles often contribute to low back pain (LBP), the most common type of pain reported by adults in the United States. Lumbar stabilization—an exercise program that improves strength, endurance, and motor control of these muscles—has been shown to improve pain scores and prevent LBP recurrence.
Clinicians are facing increasing financial, administrative, and regulatory pressure in their practices, which can adversely affect their interactions with patients.
When assessing patients with osteoarthritis, it is imperative that physical therapists begin by taking a thorough history primarily founded on a combination of direct and open-ended questions.
Neurostimulatory manipulation of cortical signaling is being explored as a potential treatment strategy for chronic pain.
The goal of any physical therapy intervention is to improve a patient’s long-term function. Prescribed modalities, however, must be tailored to the patient and problematic condition.
The World Health Organization has stated that undertreated pain is the number one health problem in America. Sharp rises in unintentional prescription drug overdose rates, however, have caused regulators to move to restrict access to prescription opioids and other potentially abusable medications classes.
Chronic pain is a complex condition that results from interplay among biologic, psychological, and social factors. Comprehensive, patient-centered treatment plans that emphasize wellness and holistic healing are, therefore, often needed address the full gamut of pain-related disability.
Direct access, as defined by the American Physical Therapy Association, is “the legal right to seek and receive the examination, evaluation, and intervention of the physical therapist without the requirement of a physician referral.” In the context of ever-increasing health care costs, direct access to physical therapy may be a valuable health care strategy and resource.
Patients can turn to mind–body therapies as an adjunct to more conventional analgesic treatments, especially when psychosocial stress is significantly contributing to their pain.