Pain
Commentary
The Evolution of Pain Management Nursing
During the first half of my nursing career, my focus was in the maternal-child health care field. My husband's career in the U.S. Air Force...
Clinical Review
Decoding Pelvic Pain
A simple, quick, noninvasive method—a cotton-tipped applicator test—can help clinicians reliably detect central sensitization and cutaneous...
Clinical Review
Prolotherapy for Management of Myofascial Pain Syndrome
Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is a regional pain syndrome characterized by a trigger point in a taut band of skeletal muscle.(1) The key to...
Patient Information
Managing Myofascial Pain Syndrome
Myofascial (my-oh-fash-ih-uhl) pain syndrome (MFS) is a chronic condition that affects the fascia (fay-shee-uh) (connective tissue that covers the...
Clinical Review
Pulsed Radio Frequency Energy for the Treatment of Phantom Limb Pain
Phantom limb pain (PLP) is one of the most difficult and puzzling challenges faced by patients after limb amputation.
Q&A
The Co-Disciplinary Pain Clinic: A Unique Model for the Treatment of Complex Chronic Pain
Among the patients referred to a specialty pain clinic, there exists a subset that is particularly challenging.
Patient Information
Chronic Pain Management
Everyone experiences pain at times. Often, pain is short-lived, or acute, and results from an injury or infection. Acute pain is useful in that it...
Clinical Review
A Pain Education School for Veterans: Putting Prevention Into VA Practice
The VA is responsible for the health care of more than 5.5 million patients annually across the United States.(1) Pain has been cited as one of...
Product Review
American Pain Foundation Makes Things Easier
Best Practices
The VHA's National Pain Management Strategy: Implementing the Stepped Care Model
Pain is one of the symptoms most frequently reported by veterans receiving care in VHA facilities.