Meeting slides
Interactive presentation

NGF Pathophysiology

Charles E. Argoff, MD
Suggested Readings
Linked Resources

Clinical Practice Guidelines

Chronic opioid therapy for chronic non-cancer pain: a review and comparison of treatment guidelines.

Cheung CW, et al. Pain Physician. 2014;17(5):401-414.

CDC guideline for prescribing opioids for chronic pain—United States, 2016.

Dowell D, et al. JAMA. 2016;315(15):1624-1645.

Patient Resources

American Chronic Pain Association

Information about conditions, management tools, advocacy, and support.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Educational materials for patients about chronic pain and taking opioids.

International Association for the Study of Pain

List of local and national organizations dedicated to pain management, as well as a library of videos and articles for patient support.

U.S. Pain Foundation

Source for education, support, and advocacy for patients living with pain.

Clinical Assessment Tools

Pain BC

Collection of assessment tools to measure pain, pain-related anxiety, pain-related depression, and pain outcomes.

Pain Disability Index

Assess level of disruption in daily life caused by chronic pain.

Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire

Questionnaire to assess low back pain.

WOMAC Osteoarthritis Index

Scale to assess both knee and hip osteoarthritis pain.

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