Research shows that people can reduce or better manage their pain if they pay attention to their mood and feelings and adopt the techniques described in this guide to prioritize positive thoughts and actions. This resource provides an overview of cognitive behavioral therapy concepts for patients and caregivers and Continue reading
Resource Tag: Pain Management
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Opioid Painkillers: What you Need to Know Before You Start Taking Them
This one page informational document provides information about the side effects and potential serious reactions of taking prescription opioids for patients and caregivers who may not be aware of the risks of these medications. Continue reading
Opioid Painkillers: How They Work and Why They Can Be Risky
This 2 page information guide for patients and caregivers explains what opioids are, how they work, how they can lead to death or the development of tolerance, and the relative effectiveness of opioids and non-opioid pain killers. Prepared by the National Safety Council, this publication recommends patients Continue reading
Alternatives to Opioid Pain Medications
This half hour video educates primary care providers about treating pain with an emphasis on assessing patients for their risks for opioid abuse and considering alternative non-opioid treatments for pain. Produced in 2015 by the National Safety Council, the video is a presentation by Dr. Don Teater, medical advisor at the Safety Council. Continue reading
Persistent Pain
This video from Providence St. Joseph’s Health System explains the origins of persistent pain and the role of our nervous system in signaling pain. The video also recommends strategies people can use to better manage their pain. Continue reading
STOP Playbook: How Health Plans Are Tackling the Opioid Crisis
The STOP initiative from AHIP (America’s Health Insurance Plans) is intended to help reduce unsafe opioid prescribing by providing a system to measure adherence to opioid prescribing guidelines using insurance claims data. This report describes other strategies health plans may use to reduce inappropriate and unsafe prescriptions. Continue reading
Reevaluating Low Back Pain Care to Help Address the Opioid Epidemic
This report from AHIP (America’s Health Insurance Plans) focuses on treating low back pain with a goal of reducing opioid prescriptions for this condition and improving clinician, patient, and payer understanding of treating pain and alternatives to opioids for chronic low back pain. Continue reading
Acupuncture for Chronic Pain in the Vermont Medicaid Population: A Prospective, Pragmatic Intervention Trial
This is a 2018 journal report of a pilot project to provide acupuncture for some Vermont Medicaid patients with chronic pain diagnoses. Continue reading
Pain Treatment Guidelines
This website includes all of the pain treatment guidelines prepared by the Oregon Pain Guidance commission including guidelines on acute pain, chronic pain, low back pain, alternatives to pharmacological treatment of pain, treating pain in children and senior citizens, pain control for cancer and palliative care, opioid Continue reading
Tame the Beast: Rethinking Persistent Pain
This website presents information about persistent or chronic pain for patients with the end goal of empowering patients to manage and relieve their own pain. Based out of Australia, the website is a co-creation of a pain scientist, a pain physiotherapist, and a professional communicator. Continue reading