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Treatment Agreements and Urine Drug Testing to Reduce Opioid Misuse in Patients with Chronic Pain
Joanna Starrels, MD, MS

Opioid misuse and the associated public health consequences have increased with the recent expansion of opioid prescribing for chronic pain.
Hippocampal correlates of pain in healthy elderly adults: A pilot study
Molly E. Zimmerman, PhD

Previous imaging studies of patients with chronic pain have identified abnormalities in the thalamus, prefrontal cortex, cingulate, and somatosensory cortex, each of which is involved in nociceptive processing.
EFNS guidelines on the pharmacological treatment of neuropathic pain: 2009 revision
Nadine Attal, MD, PhD

Initiated or caused by a primary lesion or dysfunction in the nervous system, neuropathic pain is a manifestation of multiple, heterogeneous disorders.
Translational Pain Research: Achievements and Challenges
Jianren Mao, MD, PhD

Over the last few decades, significant achievements in pain research have led to improvements in clinical pain management.
The Effects of Pregabalin on Sleep Disturbance Symptoms Among Individuals with Fibromyalgia Syndrome
I. Jon Russell, MD, PhD

In addition to pain, patients with fibromyalgia often report sleep disturbances. Studies have shown that abnormal sleep patterns in fibromyalgia are characterized by delayed onset, decreased efficiency, and reduced slow wave and rapid eye...
Emerging Ethical Issues in Palliative Care: Grand Rounds from the Dept. of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care, Beth Israel Medical Center
Tia Powell, MD

During catastrophic public health emergencies or disasters, existing surge capacity plans may not allow healthcare providers to continue to follow normal treatment procedures and adhere to usual standards of care.
Quantitative Sensory Testing and Mapping of Neuropathic Pain
David Walk, MD

Relatively simply and repeatable methods to quantify the sensory features of neuropathic pain are of critical importance for research and would complement current neurologic, musculoskeletal, and physical exams in the clinical setting.
Usefulness of Prescription Monitoring Programs for Surveillance—Analysis of Schedule II Opioid Prescription Data in Massachusetts, 1996–2006
Nathaniel Katz, MD, MS

Clinicians who treat pain must balance the powerful analgesic profile of opioids with the growing problems of nonmedical use and diversion.
PAINClinician Case Study: Ketamine for the Treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Joshua P. Prager, MD, MS

Elizabeth was involved in a car accident 12 years ago, resulting in a cracked rib, broken tailbone, sacroiliac injuries to both right and left pelvic regions, and damage to the sciatic nerve. A small break in the right cessmoid bone was...
Pain-Behavioral Assessment Tools in the Nursing Home
Keela Herr, PhD, RN, FAAN, AGSF

The gold standard for assessing pain is patient self-report. The high prevalence and undertreatment of pain among nursing home residents, however, demand that clinicians are also familiar with techniques to evaluate pain in nonverbal older...

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