Almost 20 years ago, leaders in pain disparities research challenged pain scientists and
clinicians to intervene and advocate for the elimination of inequitable pain treatment based …

Public health research that addresses chronic disease has historically underutilized and
undervalued qualitative methods. This has limited the field's ability to advance (a) a more in …

Background Chronic pain affects about 20% of the Canadian population and can lead to
physical, psychological and social vulnerabilities. However, this condition remains poorly …

Co-occurrence of chronic pain and clinically significant symptoms of anxiety and/or
depression is regularly noted in the literature. Yet, little is known empirically about …

Pain is a universal experience, but it has been challenging to adequately define. The
revised definition of pain recently published by the International Association for the Study of …

Racial equity is imperative to the future and integrity of scientific inquiry. In 2020, citizens of
the United States (and globally) witnessed one of the most vile and egregious experiences …

In this paper, we present findings from a qualitative study that explored Indigenous people's
experiences of mental health and addictions care in the context of an inner-city area in …

Gender and ethnicity biases are pervasive across many societal domains including politics,
employment, and medicine. Such biases will facilitate inequalities until they are revealed …

Chronic low back pain is one of the most common, poorly understood, and potentially
disabling chronic pain conditions from which older adults suffer. The existing low back pain …

Objective To describe the current literature on functional somatic syndromes among sexual
and gender minority people (SGM). Methods A search string with descriptors of SGM identity …