Chronic Pain Is Poorly Managed in People with Opioid Use Disorder
A recent study shows that undertreatment of pain is common in those being treated at opioid use disorder treatment centers.
Jump-Starting the Body’s Own Opioid System to Ease Painful Diabetic Neuropathy
A new study in mice shows that endogenous opioids – the body’s natural pain relievers – in peripheral nerves contribute to pain from nerve damage in diabetes. A similar mechanism may be at play in people.
Migraine Triggers in Women Versus Men
Women are more likely than men to report stress, bright light, sleep deprivation, skipping meals, weather changes, and high altitudes as migraine triggers.
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Breaking the Silence for People Living with Endometriosis
In this op-ed, Simona Denise Frederiksen provides a perspective on what it's like to live with endometriosis – and why it's time to break the silence about this condition.
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Integrative and Lifestyle Medicine to Manage Pain: What Does the Evidence Say?
A recent International Association for the Study of Pain Global Year webinar made the case for integrative and lifestyle approaches to improve pain.
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Substituting Cannabidiol for Pain Medications: An Experiment Well Underway in Fibromyalgia Patients
A new survey study shows that people living with fibromyalgia are already substituting CBD for opioids and other pain drugs, despite what the clinical trial evidence says.
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Explaining Pain Research to Advance Understanding and Treatment of Pain: Meet the Latest Group of IASP Pain Research Forum Correspondents
Meet the young pain researchers and clinicians who are taking part in a unique pain science communications training program.