Weekly Highlights from a Past President of the International Association for the Study of Pain
Lars Arendt-Nielsen
Professor, dr med, ph d, Past President at International Association for the Study of Pain
As a Past President of the?International Association for the Study of Pain?(IASP) I am pleased to provide weekly updates on the most recent activities within the field.
In the following, I draw your attention to the wealth of activities and resources that IASP offers the global pain community.
IASP News - This Week:
There’s Still Time to Register to Attend ISPP 2023!
The International Symposium on Pediatric Pain (ISPP) 2023 – taking place 1-4 October in Halifax, Nova Scotia – is the premier, interdisciplinary conference on pain in infants, children, and adolescents, and will provide attendees with the latest research in the management of acute, procedural, and chronic pain. For those interested, there’s still time to register! Click here to learn more and register to attend.
IASP Journals:
PAIN is an official journal of IASP. Published monthly,?PAIN?presents original research on the nature, mechanisms, and treatment of pain. Take a look at this original research paper from the September 2023 issue:
Morris et al.
PAIN.?September. 164(9):2122-2129.
PAIN Reports is an official IASP publication. An online, open access, multidisciplinary journal,?PAIN Reports?promotes a global, rapid, and readily accessible forum that advances clinical, applied, and basic research on pain. ?
Take a look at the latest articles from PAIN Reports by visiting here.
IASP Pain Research Forum:
The IASP Pain Research Forum (PRF) is an interactive community of pain researchers working to understand the basic neurobiology of pain and translate new knowledge into novel treatments for chronic pain.?
PRF News: PRF’s professional science journalists cover the latest topics in pain research each and every week for thousands of readers throughout the world.
DID YOU MISS? Exploring the Evidence behind Physical Activity and Pain: Spanning Basic Science to Clinical Applications
Join us as we explore the current evidence on the benefits of regular physical activity and exercise in the management of chronic musculoskeletal pain and specific recommendations on therapeutic exercise.?
PRF Papers of the Week: PRF’s weekly review of the scientific literature on pain. This week’s highlighted papers:
GBD 2021 Osteoarthritis Collaborators?
Lancet Rheumatol.?September 2023. ?
Duan et al.
Acta Pharm Sin B. August 2023. ?
RELIEF
RELIEF?is the?IASP Pain Research Forum’s companion site for patients and the wider public. RELIEF aims to provide anyone touched by or interested in chronic pain with knowledge and information about the latest research?to help them raise awareness of chronic pain, rally support for pain research, and contribute to an international conversation about ways to advance pain treatment and care.
The results of a research trial show that using generic lifestyle behavior changing programs might not adequately support patients with chronic pain to address their lifestyle risks.