Supporting Research in Pain Management for Veterans and Military Service Members
Supporting Research in Pain Management for Veterans and Military Service Members

Guidance from APA: Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain

APA released a clinical practice guideline for psychological and other nonpharmacological treatment of chronic musculoskeletal pain in adults, based on systematic reviews of the scientific literature. First-line and second-line recommendations as well as areas where there was insufficient evidence for the multidisciplinary panel to recommend for or against a specific treatment are noted in the document. The guideline emphasizes the importance of patient-centered care for the treatment of chronic pain. It further provides detailed considerations for practitioners implementing the recommendations into practice and identifies specific directions for future research.

  1. Clinical Practice Guideline for Psychological and Nonpharmacological Treatment of Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: https://www.apa.org/practice/guidelines/nonpharmacological-treatment-chronic-musculoskeletal-pain.pdf
  2. Guidelines for Working with Adults with Complex Trauma Histories: https://www.apa.org/practice/guidelines/adults-complex-trauma-histories.pdf
  3. Telepsychology Guidelines can be found here: https://www.apa.org/about/policy/telepsychology-revisions.