The strength of IASP lies in the diversity of the clinical expertise of the membership. It is critically important for clinicians and researchers with specific interests to have a forum to discuss highly specific issues in depth. 

Membership in SIGs is open only to members of IASP. Join a SIG to get more value from your IASP membership.

List of current Special Interest Groups:

• Abdominal and Pelvic Pain
• Acute Pain
• Cancer Pain
• Clinical Trials
• Ethical and Legal Issues in Pain
• Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
• Genetics and Pain
• Itch
• Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD)
• Methodology, Evidence Synthesis, and Implementation (MESISIG)
• Musculoskeletal Pain
• Neuromodulation
• Neuropathic Pain (NeuPSIG)
• Non-Human Pain
• Orofacial and Head Pain
• Pain Education
• Pain and Placebo
• Pain in Childhood
• Pain in Older Persons
• Pain, Mind and Movement
• Pain Registries
• Pain Related to Torture, Organized Violence and War
• Sex, Gender and Pain
• Social Aspects of Pain

To join one or more Special Interest Group's make your choice when you join or renew your membership, or at anytime by logging in to your profile then click on the "Pay Dues/Join SIG/Donate" button.  Membership fees are very low—only US$20 a year per SIG.