The heroin epidemic has existed for decades, but a sharp rise in opioid overdose deaths
(OODs) jolted the nation in the mid-twenty-teens and continues as a major health crisis to …

Introduction: Previous research indicates ethnic/race group differences in pain and
neurodegenerative diseases. Accounting for socioenvironmental factors reduces ethnic/race …

Background Cesarean section frequently is associated with different undesirable
postoperative outcomes. Acute postoperative pain is one of the most frequently experienced …

The objective of this study is to determine characteristics of patients with myofascial pain
syndrome (MPS) of the low back and the degree to which the low back pain in the patients …

Introduction The present Program Evaluation study examines sociodemographic
characteristics of Veterans in the Phoenix VA Health Care System who have back pain, and …

This commentary calls for a shift in the identification, analysis, and treatment of disparities in
pain management. We provide context and research that summarize social and structural …