Expert Commentary

Innovative Projects to Improve Access to Pain Services

Gabriel Tan, PhD, ABPP

Patients living in rural settings or those who are unable to travel due to disability, finances, or other socioeconomic factors may find it difficult to access evidence-based, high-quality pain management services.

References

  1. Jensen MP, Barber J, Romano JM, et al. Effects of self-hypnosis training and EMG biofeedback relaxation training on chronic pain in persons with spinal-cord injury. Int J Clin Exp Hypn. 2009;57(3):239-268.
  2. Palermo TM, Wilson AC, Peters M, Lewandowski A, Somhegyi H. Randomized controlled trial of an Internet-delivered family cognitive-behavioral therapy intervention for children and adolescents with chronic pain. Pain. 2009;146(1-2):205-213.
  3. Burton R, Boedeker B. Application of telemedicine in a pain clinic: the changing face of medical practice. Pain Med. 2000;1(4):351-357.
     
View AllPublications
Chronic opioid therapy and preventive services in rural primary care: an Oregon rural practice-based research network study.
Buckley DI, Calvert JF, Lapidus JA, et al.
Ann Fam Med. 2010;8(3):237-44.
PURPOSE:...

The impact of enrollment in a specialized interdisciplinary neuropathic pain clinic
Garven A, Brady S, Wood S, Hatfield M, Bestard J, Korngut L, Toth C.
Pain Res Manag. 2011...

Association between urine drug test results and treatment outcome in high-risk chronic pain patients on opioids
Barth KS, Becker WC, Wiedemer NL, Mavandadi S, Oslin DW, Meghani SH, Gallagher RM.
J Addict...

The role of core strengthening for chronic low back pain.
Akuthota V, Standaert CJ, Chimes GP.
PM R. 2011 Jul;3(7):664-70.

A different kind of co-morbidity: Understanding posttraumatic stress disorder and chronic pain
Beck JG, Clapp JD.
Psychol Trauma. 2011 Jun;3(2):101-108.
Many traumatic events leave...