Research: Abstracts, Articles, and Reviews

Latest Research Updates

2023 - Research Review

• September: Topic Sacroiliac Pain
• June: Topic Weight Bias and Pain
• April: Sleep Disturbance and Pain

2022 

• November: Cesarean Section Delivery Pain
• September: Therapeutic Alliance and Pain
• June: Opioid-Induced Hyperalgesia 
• January: Physical Therapist Low Back Pain Related Attitudes and Beliefs 

2019

• November: Pain Sensitivity and Physical Activity 
• September: Applications for Chronic Pain
• March: Chronic Stress, Persistent Pain and Corticolimbic Brain Regions
• January: Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) Training and Analgesic Effects

2018

• November: Nutrition, Inflammation and Pain
• September: Recent Articles Regarding Musculoskeletal Pain
• July:  Pain and Optoids
• May: Pain and Self Efficacy
• March: Virtual Reality in Pain Management

2017

• November:  Pain and Sleep Topics 
• September:  Pain Assessment and Outcome Measures 
• July:  Pain Education and Therapists Attitudes/Beliefs - Systematic Reviews 
• May:  Exercise for chronic pain 

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Resources

• APTA Evidence and Research http://www.apta.org/EvidenceResearch
• Evidence-Based Practice Tools http://www.apta.org/EvidenceResearch/EBPTools/
• PTNow http://www.ptnow.org/Default.aspx
• PT Outcomes Registry http://www.ptoutcomes.com/home.aspx
• National Pain Strategy https://iprcc.nih.gov/National_Pain_Strategy/NPS_Main.htm
• Pain Consortium http://painconsortium.nih.gov/index.html.
• Pain Research Forum: http://www.painresearchforum.org