Background Low back pain (LBP) is responsible for considerable personal suffering
worldwide. Those with persistent disabling symptoms also contribute to substantial costs to …

Background Chronic non‐cancer pain, a disabling and distressing condition, is common in
adults. It is a global public health problem and economic burden on health and social care …

There have been some modest recent advancements in the research of Complex Regional
Pain Syndrome, yet the amount and quality of the work in this complicated multifactorial …

The high prevalence and societal burden of chronic pain, its undertreatment, and disparities
in its management have contributed to the acknowledgment of chronic pain as a serious …

Abstract Background Over 100 million Americans are living with chronic pain, and pain is the
most common reason that patients seek medical attention. Despite the prevalence of pain …

Objective This is the fourth edition of diagnostic and treatment guidelines for complex
regional pain syndrome (CRPS; aka reflex sympathetic dystrophy). Methods Expert …

Chronic pain is a pervasive problem that affects the patient, their significant others, and
society in many ways. The past decade has seen advances in our understanding of the …

Chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP), an often unanticipated result of necessary and even life-
saving procedures, develops in 5–10% of patients one-year after major surgery. Substantial …

This study provides national prevalence estimates of US military veterans with severe pain,
and compares veterans with nonveterans of similar age and sex. Data used are from the …

Use of chronic opioid therapy for chronic noncancer pain has increased substantially. The
American Pain Society and the American Academy of Pain Medicine commissioned a …