Chronic pain is a leading cause of disability globally and associated with enormous health-
care costs. The discrepancy between the extent of tissue damage and the magnitude of …

Objective To find out which interventions enhance pain self-efficacy in people with chronic
musculoskeletal pain and to evaluate the reporting of interventions designed to enhance …

Chronic pain is a public health concern affecting over 100 million US adults. Because
chronic pain is multifactorial, it requires a biopsychosocial approach to understand how …

Background Chronic noncancer pain (CNCP) is highly present among older adults, affecting
their physical, psychological, and social functioning. A biopsychosocial multimodal …

Chronic pain is one of the most common, costly, and potentially debilitating health issues
facing older adults, with attributable costs exceeding $600 billion annually. The prevalence …

Objective Emotional awareness and expression therapy (EAET) emphasizes the importance
of the central nervous system and emotional processing in the etiology and treatment of …

Among older adults, persistent musculoskeletal pain is highly prevalent, with rates ranging
from 40% to 60%. 1 Multisite pain contributes to significant disability among older adults. 2 …

BACKGROUND Cognitive-behavioural therapy aims to increase quality of life by changing
cognitive and behavioural factors that maintain problematic symptoms. A previous overview …

Importance Chronic pain is common and disabling in older adults, and psychological
interventions are indicated. However, the gold standard approach, cognitive-behavioral …

The fact that opioids are valuable tools for the management of pain has been known and
used for thousands of years. Currently, millions of Americans are treated annually with …