The role of evolving concepts and new technologies and approaches in advancing pain research, management, and education since the establishment of the International Association for the Study of Pain

Herta Flor; Koichi Noguchi; Rolf-Detlef Treede; Dennis C Turk

doi:10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003063

The role of evolving concepts and new technologies and approaches in advancing pain research, management, and education since the establishment of the International Association for the Study of Pain

Pain. 2023 Nov 1;164(11S):S16-S21. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003063.

Authors

Herta Flor¹, Koichi Noguchi², Rolf-Detlef Treede³, Dennis C Turk⁴

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.
² Laboratory of Pain Mechanism Research, Hyogo Medical University, Hyogo, Japan.
³ Department of Neurophysiology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.
⁴ Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States.

PMID: 37831955
DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003063

Abstract

The decades since the inauguration of the International Association for the Study of Pain have witnessed major advances in scientific concepts (such as the biopsychosocial model and chronic primary pain as a disease in its own right) and in new technologies and approaches (from molecular biology to brain imaging) that have inspired innovations in pain research. These have guided progress in pain management and education about pain for healthcare professionals, the general public, and administrative agencies.

MeSH terms

Chronic Pain* / therapy
Humans
Pain Management / methods