Pain Leaders

AAPM: American Academy of Pain Medicine

• For the Primary Care Provider: When to Refer to a Pain Specialist. A recommendations statement from the American Academy of Pain Medicine

ASRA: American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

• Summary of Recommendations of the NACC of the INS
• Summary of NACC Safety Guidelines on Bleeding and Coagulation Management in Neurostimulation Devices
• Consensus Practice Guidelines on Interventions for Lumbar Facet Joint Pain from a Multispecialty, International Working Group
• Evidence-Based Clinical Guidelines for Multidisciplinary Spine Care: Diagnosis and Treatment of Low Back Pain
• Interventional Spine and Pain Procedures in Patients on Antiplatelet and Anticoagulant Medications (Second Edition)
• Checklist for Treatment of Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity
• Practice Advisory for the Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Infectious Complications Associated with Neuraxial Techniques
• The Second American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Evidence-Based Medicine Assessment of Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia
• The Second ASRA Practice Advisory on Neurologic Complications Associated With Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine: Executive Summary 2015

AAPMR: American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

• Management of Glenohumeral Joint Osteoarthritis Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline (2020) – This guideline was endorsed by the AAPM&R Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) Committee. View the endorsement letter to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS).
• Evidence-Based Clinical Guideline for Multidisciplinary Spine Care: Diagnosis & Treatment of Low Back Pain (2020) – This guideline was endorsed by the AAPM&R Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) Committee. View the endorsement letter to the North American Spine Society (NASS). View AAPM&R CPG Commentary Review for the NASS Low Back Pain Guideline.

• Clinical Practice Guideline and Appropriate Use Criteria for Psychosocial Factors Influencing Trauma Recovery from Adult Orthopaedic Trauma (2020) – This guideline and AUC was endorsed by the AAPM&R Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) Committee. View the endorsement letter to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) in collaboration with the Major Extremity Trauma and Rehabilitation Consortium (METRC).
• Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, 2nd Edition (2018) – This guideline was endorsed by the AAPM&R Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) Committee. This guideline was developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
• Exercise Guidelines for Cancer Survivors: Consensus Statement from International Multidisciplinary Roundtable (2019) – This paper was endorsed by the AAPM&R Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) Committee. View the endorsement letter to  the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM).
• Exercise Is Medicine in Oncology: Engaging Clinicians to Help Patients Move through Cancer (2019) – This paper was endorsed by the AAPM&R Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) Committee. View the endorsement letter to the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM).
• American College of Sports Medicine Roundtable Report on Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Cancer Prevention and Control (2019) – This paper was endorsed by the AAPM&R Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) Committee. View the endorsement letter to the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM).
• Practice Guideline Update Summary: Botulinum Neurotoxin for the Treatment of Blepharospasm, Cervical Dystonia, Adult Spasticity, and Headache (2019) – This guideline was affirmed by AAPM&R. This guideline was developed by the American Academy of Neurology. 
• ACOEM Practice Guidelines: Opioids for Treatment of Acute, Subacute, Chronic, and Postoperative Pain (2014) – This guideline was affirmed by AAPM&R. This guideline was developed by the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 

• Guidelines for Adult Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (2016) – This guideline was endorsed by the AAPM&R Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) Committee, a determination with which the AAPM&R Board of Governors agreed. This guideline was developed by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.
• Diagnosis and Management of Childhood Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (2012) – This guideline was affirmed by the Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) Committee, a determination with which the Quality Practice Policy and Research (QPPR) Committee agreed. This guideline was developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
• Appropriate Prehospital Care of the Spine-Injured Athlete – This guideline was affirmed by the Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) Committee, a determination with which the Quality Practice Policy and Research (QPPR) Committee agreed. This guideline was developed by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA).
• Urinary incontinence in neurological disease: assessment and management (2012) – This guideline was endorsed by the AAPM&R Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) Committee, a determination with which the Quality Practice Policy and Research (QPPR) Committee agreed. This guideline was developed by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE).
• Management of Hip Fractures in the Elderly (2015) – This guideline was endorsed by the AAPM&R Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) Committee, a determination with which the AAPM&R Board of Governors agreed. This guideline was developed by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS).
• Management of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries (2015) – This guideline was endorsed by the AAPM&R Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) Committee, a determination with which the AAPM&R Board of Governors agreed. This guideline was developed by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
• AHA/ASA Scientific Statement Palliative and End-of-Life Care in Stroke (2014) – This guideline was endorsed by the AAPM&R Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) Committee, a determination with which the AAPM&R Board of Governors agreed. This guideline was developed by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. 
• Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee (2013) – This guideline was affirmed by the AAPM&R Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) Committee, a determination with which the AAPM&R Board of Governors agreed. This guideline was developed by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
• Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Multiple Sclerosis (2014) – This guideline was affirmed by the AAPM&R Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) Committee, a determination with which the AAPM&R Board of Governors agreed. This guideline was developed by the American Academy of Neurology.
• Recommendations for the use of nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic therapies in osteoarthritis of the hand, hip, and knee (2012) – This guideline was affirmed by the AAPM&R Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) Committee, a determination with which the AAPM&R Board of Governors agreed. This guideline was developed by the American College of Rheumatology (ACR).
• Optimizing the Management of Rotator Cuff Injuries (2019) – This guideline was affirmed by the AAPM&R Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) Committee, a determination with which the AAPM&R Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) Committee, a determination with which the AAPM&R Board of Governors agreed. This guideline was developed by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons AAOS).

• Diagnosis and Treatment of Degenerative Spondylolisthesis (2014) – This guideline was endorsed by the AAPM&R Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) Committee, a determination with which the AAPM&R Board of Governors agreed. This guideline was developed by the North American Spine Society (NASS). 
• Summary of evidence-based guideline update: Evaluation and management of concussion in sports (2013) – This guideline was endorsed by the AAPM&R Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) Committee, a determination with which the AAPM&R Board of Governors agreed. This guideline was developed by the American Academy of Neurology (AAN). 
• Diagnosis and Treatment of Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Stenosis (2011) – This guideline was endorsed by the AAPM&R Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) Committee, a determination with which the AAPM&R Board of Governors agreed. This guideline was developed by the North American Spine Society (NASS).
• Management of Stroke Rehabilitation (2010) – This guideline was affirmed by the AAPM&R Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) Committee, a determination with which the AAPM&R Board of Governors agreed. This guideline was developed by the Department of Veterans Affairs; Department of Defense; The American Heart Association/ American Stroke Association.
• Evidence-Based Guideline: Neuromuscular Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (2012) – This guideline was endorsed by the AAPM&R Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) Committee, a determination with which the AAPM&R Board of Governors agreed. This guideline was developed by the American Academy of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM).
• Canadian Best Practice Recommendations for Stroke Care – This guideline was endorsed by the AAPM&R Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) Committee, a determination with which the AAPM&R Board of Governors agreed. This guideline was developed by the Canadian Stroke Strategy (Joint initiative of the Canadian Stroke Network and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada).
• Comprehensive Overview of Nursing and Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation Care of the Stroke Patient: A Scientific Statement (2010) – This guideline was endorsed by the AAPM&R Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) Committee, a determination with which the AAPM&R Board of Governors agreed. This guideline was developed by the American Heart Association. 
• Guidelines for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Persistent Symptoms (2017) – This guideline was endorsed by the AAPM&R Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) Committee, a determination with which the AAPM&R Board of Governors agreed. This guideline was developed by the Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation.
• Assessment Scales for Disorders of Consciousness: Evidence-Based Recommendations for Clinical Practice and Research (2010) – This guideline was endorsed by the AAPM&R Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) Committee, a determination with which the AAPM&R Board of Governors agreed. This guideline was developed by the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine.  
• Guidelines for the acute medical management of severe traumatic brain injury in infants, children, and adolescents (2012) – This guideline was endorsed by the AAPM&R Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) Committee, a determination with which the AAPM&R Board of Governors agreed. This guideline was developed by the Brain Trauma Foundation.  
• Appropriateness Criteria for Low Back Pain (2016) – This Appropriate Use Criteria was affirmed by the AAPM&R Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) Committee, a determination with which the AAPM&R Board of Governors agreed. This Appropriate Use Criteria was developed by the American College of Radiology. 
• Treatment of Symptomatic Osteoporotic Spinal Compression Fractures (2010) – This guideline was endorsed by the AAPM&R Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) Committee, a determination with which the AAPM&R Board of Governors agreed. This guideline was developed by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.  
• Low back pain: clinical practice guidelines linked to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (2012) – This guideline was affirmed by the AAPM&R Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) Committee, a determination with which the AAPM&R Board of Governors agreed. This guideline was developed by the Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association.
• Evidence-based guideline summary: Diagnosis and treatment of limb-girdle and distal dystrophies(2014) – This guideline was endorsed by the AAPM&R Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) Committee, a determination with which the AAPM&R Board of Governors agreed. This guideline was developed by the American Academy of Neurology.