Background: Expert guidelines recommend reducing or discontinuing long-term opioid
therapy (LTOT) when risks outweigh benefits, but evidence on the effect of dose reduction …

Background Automated telephone communication systems (ATCS) can deliver voice
messages and collect health‐related information from patients using either their telephone's …

Background: Yoga is effective for mild to moderate chronic low back pain (cLBP), but its
comparative effectiveness with physical therapy (PT) is unknown. Moreover, little is known …

Importance Recommendations for chronic pain treatment emphasize multimodal
approaches, including nonpharmacologic interventions to enhance self-management …

Background Studies suggest that women may be at greater risk for developing chronic pain
and pain-related disability. Methods Because musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) are the most …

Background Wearable activity trackers may facilitate walking for chronic pain management.
Objective We assessed the acceptability of a commercially available tracker and three …

Abstract Objective African American older adults living in disadvantaged communities are
disproportionately burdened by disabling pain. To address their needs, we tested the …

Objective To develop and test the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a cognitive
behavioral therapy–based, internet‐delivered self‐management program for chronic low …

Background Extremity fractures are common, and most are managed operatively; however,
despite successful reduction, up to half of patients report persistent post-surgical pain …

Background Rates of chronic pain are rising sharply in the United States and worldwide.
Presently, there is evidence of racial disparities in pain treatment and treatment outcomes in …