ArticleJournal of multidisciplinary healthcare2021
Pain and Function in Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain-Treating the Whole Person.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Intra-articular delivery of allogeneic bone marrow derived mesenchymal stromal cells (BM-MSCs) for painful lumbar facet arthropathy: a phase I clinical trial.Stem cell research & therapy · 2025Article
- Engaging Adolescents With Chronic Illness in Patient-Education: The Adolescent's Perception.Journal of evaluation in clinical practice · 2025Article
- The effect of preoperative interventions on postoperative outcomes following elective hand surgery: A systematic review.Hand therapy · 2025Review
- Can Wearable Device Promote Physical Activity and Reduce Pain in People with Chronic Musculoskeletal Conditions?Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- More than chronic pain: behavioural and psychosocial protective factors predict lower brain age in adults with/at risk of knee osteoarthritis over two years.Brain communications · 2025Article
- Efficacy of chronic neck pain self-treatment using press needles: a randomized controlled clinical trial.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Role of Nutrition in the Management of Patients with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain.Journal of pain research · 2024Review
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- Acceptability of the eHealth Intervention Sustainable Worker Digital Support for Persons With Chronic Pain and Their Employers (SWEPPE): Questionnaire and Interview Study.JMIR human factors · 2023Article
- Intermittent Fasting: Potential Utility in the Treatment of Chronic Pain across the Clinical Spectrum.Nutrients · 2022Review
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4 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Chronic pain is often associated with functional limitations that have a huge impact on patients' lives. However, despite being relatively common, chronic musculoskeletal pain is still viewed by some as a symptom of another disease rather than its own condition, and is therefore poorly addressed. This is compounded by other challenges in the field, including education gaps for both healthcare professionals and patients, a lack of universal and comprehensive assessment tools, poor societal perceptions of chronic pain, and the current stigma around the use of opioids. Here, we review the current chronic musculoskeletal pain management landscape in the United States and offer professional insight into emerging methods that can be used to improve patient outcomes, in particular, the achievement of meaningful functional goals. This perspective incorporates our combined multidisciplinary (psychiatry, psychology, nursing, physical therapy, and general medicine) experience and insights. We believe that chronic pain is a multifactorial experience and treatment requires an integrated, multidisciplinary approach from a range of healthcare providers. For the best patient outcomes, this team should work together to assess and treat the patient as a whole, addressing their pain and also providing education, empowerment, and support to enable patients to set and achieve meaningful functional goals that will provide real improvement in their quality of life. We believe that the healthcare community should elevate the conversation around chronic musculoskeletal pain management beyond that of just pain, to encompass the meaningful benefits that improvement in functional outcomes brings to patients.
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