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Annontated Bibiolograpy for the Diagnosis & Treatment of Neuroplastic Symptoms - ATNS

by Jeffrey Axelbank, PsyD, Georgie Oldfield, MCSP, and David Clarke, MD

Effect of Pain Reprocessing Therapy vs Placebo and Usual Care for Patients With Chronic Back Pain

JAMA Psychiatry
by Yoni Ashar, Alan Gordon, and Howard Schubiner
September 2021
Also, check out this Washington Post article about the study.

"I Don't Have Chronic Back Pain Anymore": Patient Experiences in Pain Reprocessing Therapy for Chronic Back Pain

The Journal of Pain
by Hallie Tankha, Mark Lumley, Alan Gordon, Howard Schubiner, Christie Uipi, Tor Wager, Yoni Ashar
April 2023

Reattribution to Mind-Brain Processes and Recovery From Chronic Back Pain

JAMA Network Open
by Yoni Ashar, Mark Lumley, et al.
September 2023

Application of a Clinical Approach to Diagnosing Primary Pain: Prevalence and Correlates of Primary Back and Neck Pain in a Community Physiatry Clinic

The Journal of Pain
by Howard Schubiner, et al.
March 2024
Also, check out this LA Times article about the study.

Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy Achieves Greater Pain Reduction than Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Older Adults with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: A Preliminary Randomized Comparison Trial

Pain Medicine
by Brandon Yarns, et al.
May 2020

Psychological Therapy for Centralized Pain:
An Integrative Assessment and Treatment Model

Psychosomatic Medicine
by Mark Lumley and Howard Schubiner
February/March 2019

Racism as a Source of Pain

Journal of General Internal Medicine
by Howard Schubiner, Benita Jackson, et al.
December 2022

At the intersection of anger, chronic pain, and the brain: A mini-review

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews
by Brandon Yarns, Justina Cassidy, Amy Jimenez
February 2022

General Neuroscience and Psychophysiologic Medicine

Pain catastrophizing and risk of progression to widespread pain among patients with chronic low back pain: A retrospective cohort study

Science Direct
by John Licciardone, et al.
November 2023

Cognitive functional therapy with or without movement sensor biofeedback versus usual care for chronic, disabling low back pain (RESTORE)

Pain Reports
by Peter Kent, Terry Haines, et al.
May 2023

Psychophysiologic symptom relief therapy for chronic back pain: a pilot randomized controlled trial

Pain Reports
by Michael Donnino, Garrett Thompson, et al.
October 2021

Future Directions in Psychological Therapies for Pain Management

Pain Medicine
by Asimina Lazaridou, Myrella Paschali, and Robert Edwards
November 2020

Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy Achieves Greater Pain Reduction than Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Older Adults with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: A Preliminary Randomized Comparison Trial

Pain Medicine
by Brandon Yarns, et al.
May 2020

Mental health is biological health: Why tackling “diseases of the mind” is an imperative for biological anthropology in the 21st century

Wiley Online Library
By Kristen Syme, Edward Hagen
November 2019

Emotional awareness and expression therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and education for fibromyalgia:
a cluster-randomized controlled trial

PAIN, The Journal of the International Association for the Study of Pain
by Mark Lumley, Howard Schubiner, et al.
December 2017

The Neurobiology and Consequences of Trauma

Adverse Childhood Experiences and Chronic Low Back Pain In Adulthood: The Role of Emotion Regulation

The Journal of Pain
By Pavithra Thomas, et al.
April 2024
For the pre-proof copy of the full article, click here.

What is the association between childhood adversity and subsequent chronic pain in adulthood? A systematic review

Science Direct
By Karen Nicolson, et al.
June 2023

Association of Adverse Childhood Experiences with Menopausal Symptoms: Results from the Data Registry on Experiences of Aging, Menopause and Sexuality (DREAMS)

National Library of Medicine
By Ekta Kapoor, et al.
October 2020

Adverse childhood experiences are associated with adult sleep disorders: a systematic review

National Library of Medicine
by Sandhya Kajeepeta, et al.
January 2015

Relationship between traumatic events in childhood and chronic pain (Abstract)

Disability and Rehabilitation
By RT Goldberg, et al.
January 1999

Relationship of childhood abuse and household dysfunction to many of the leading causes of death in adults. The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study.

American Journal of Preventative Medicine
by V J Felitti, et al.
May 1998

Childhood psychological trauma correlates with unsuccessful lumbar spine surgery

Spine
by J. Schofferman, et al.
June 1992

The Limitations of Imaging & Procedures

Commonly used interventional procedures for non-cancer chronic spine pain: a clinical practice guideline

The BMJ
by Jason W Busse, Stéphane Genevay, et al.
February 2025

Spinal cord stimulation for low back pain

Cochrane Library
by Adrian Traeger, Stephen Gilbert, et al.
March 2023
Also, check out this The University of Sydney article about the study.

Effect of Spinal Cord Burst Stimulation vs Placebo Stimulation on Disability in Patients With Chronic Radicular Pain After Lumbar Spine Surgery

Original Investigation
by Sozaburo Hara, Hege Andresen, et al.
October 2022

Unintended consequences: quantifying the benefits, iatrogenic harms and downstream cascade costs of musculoskeletal MRI in UK primary care

BMJ Open Quality
by Imran Mohammed Sajid, Anand Parkunan, and Kathleen Frost
July 2021

Chronic pain after surgery: Let’s talk about the elephant(s) in the room

Pain News - The British Pain Society
By Deepak Ravindran
March 2020

Acetabular Labral Tears Are Common in Asymptomatic Contralateral Hips With Femoroacetabular Impingement

National Library of Medicine
By Hamed Vahedi, et al.
May 2018

Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy versus placebo surgery for a degenerative meniscus tear: a 2-year follow-up of the randomised controlled trial

National Library of Medicine
by Sihvonen, et al.
February 2018