Psychogenic (nociplastic) pain: Current state of diagnosis, treatment options, and potentials of neurosurgical management
Classification of pain syndromes is quite multifaceted. However, pathogenetic classification by which chronic pain syndromes are usually divided into nociceptive, neuropathic and psychogenic, is crucial in choosing treatment tactics.
Tools for Assessing Neuropathic Pain
Pain is a complex experience that depends strongly on cognitive, emotional, and educational influences. Hence the pressing need for tools that can measure pain objectively.
ACPA Stanford Guide
The ACPA Stanford Guide (200 page PDF) is a collaboration with Stanford University; it is a comprehensive publication on all aspects of pain and pain management that was updated in ...
International Association for the Study of Pain
Collection of fact sheets, toolkits, guidelines for clinicians; information for patients living with chronic pain.
UCSF’s Provider Resources for Pain Management
Toolkit for provider resources related to pain management.
US Pain Foundation
Education and support for those individuals living with pain. Resources and infographics in English as well as Spanish.
ACPA – The American Chronic Pain Association
Education and support for those individuals living with pain and those treating pain conditions.
Chronic Pain
Learn what chronic pain is, what causes it, what are the symptoms, what problems can chronic pain causes, how is it diagnosed and treated.
How The Brain Shapes Pain and Links Ouch With Emotion
A podcast on how the brain shapes pain both physically and psychologically.
How your body processes pain
Learn how your body processes pain from the initial feeling of pain to the key areas of the brain it affects.
A classification of chronic pain for ICD-11
The Task Force for the Classification of Chronic Pain which comprises pain experts from across the globe, has developed a new and pragmatic classification of chronic pain for the upcoming ...