Voices in Pain Medicine explores if mixing local anesthetics for nerve blocks is evidence-based or anecdote-driven, noting onset, duration, and safety. Continue Reading
AAPM invites members to the 2025 Pain Pulse Survey: share insights on pain medicine challenges, education needs, and programs shaping future resources. Continue Reading
Discover Perspectives of Pain Medicine Practitioners through AAPM’s Pain Pulse 2024 Survey Results Does it feel like pain medicine is constantly changing and evolving? Is your practice staying ahead of trends and emerging concerns? That’s what the Pain Pulse 2024 Survey aimed to find... Continue Reading
More than 600 attendees gathered at the Marriott Harbor Beach Resort in sunny Fort Lauderdale, FL, for the AAPM 39th Annual Meeting held from March 23-26, 2023. Central to the meeting’s success were the abstract poster presentations, which showcased rigorous research and innovative... Continue Reading
Listen to expert analysis from Nathaniel M. Schuster, MD, and Zachary McCormick, MD, on the 2023 Cochrane Review examining spinal cord stimulation for chronic low back pain in this Pain Matters Podcast episode. Continue Reading
AAPM study: My Surgical Success, a digital pain management intervention, lowers pain and speeds recovery after orthopedic trauma, with opioid reduction. Continue Reading
AAPM member Dr. Antje Barreveld co-authors a New England Journal of Medicine article on prescription opioid use in primary care, with tapering cautions. Continue Reading
Cervical spine neck pain guidelines for joint injections, nerve blocks, and radiofrequency ablation developed with ASRA; preview in Pain Medicine Journal. Continue Reading
AAPM Foundation's Mayo Clinic Proceedings tapering recommendations guide safe opioid reduction for clinicians, patients, payors—protecting patient safety. Continue Reading
AAPM comments on AHRQ key questions for pregnancy headaches; promotes multidisciplinary care, lifestyle, therapies, safe meds, education, advocacy, research. Continue Reading
AAPM opposes methadone as a preferred analgesic for chronic pain; calls for clinician education and guideline-based prescribing to reduce overdose risk. Continue Reading
Study shows epidural steroid injections reduce health care spending for low back pain, especially outpatient costs; data from Marketscan used by AAPM researchers. Continue Reading
