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Understanding the different types of pain allows you to describe your symptoms accurately when talking with your doctor, making it easier to find the cause and right treatment. Here, we explore acute pain and its symptoms, causes, treatment, and resources to help live with it.

Back and neck pain are common complaints, though neither is a specific disease diagnosis. Read more about the difference, symptoms and treatment options, resources for living with back and neck pain, and related research and publications.

Bridging the gap between basic research and patient care with the ultimate goal of reducing the suffering that often accompanies pain.

Chronic pain is complex. But understanding its physical, emotional, and psychological and social components can help you communicate more effectively with healthcare providers, leading to better management and improved quality of life.

Although COVID-19 is primarily a respiratory disease, acute pain is a common symptom of COVID-19. Read more to discover how COVID-19 directly affects pain.

Pain assessment and measurements lead to better pain management, improved patient-provider communication, and enhanced overall well-being for individuals living with pain.

Understanding the brain’s role in pain and changing beliefs and perceptions about it can lead to better pain management and improved quality of life for people living with persistent pain.

Terminology

 

Read updated definitions of pain and common descriptions of pain conditions.
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Definition of Pain

 

What does the word “pain” really mean? Read the latest definition used by pain professionals.
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IASP Guidelines

 

Read our recommendations and guidelines relevant to the safe, clinical, and ethical way to research and practice pain medicine.
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ICD-11 Pain Classification

 

Learn more about this new classification that gives chronic pain greater attention as global health priority.
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Resources
Faces Pain Scale - Revised

The assessment of pain in children is an important means to guide diagnosis and evaluate treatment strategies. A child’s self-report of pain is considered most reliable, and the Faces Pain Scale - Revised (FPS-R) meets the unique assessment needs and responses of children. Recommended for ages 4-16, this pain scale is easy to administer and requires no special equipment except for photocopied faces. Learn how to use this tool for pediatric pain assessment.

Living with Pain Resources

Whether you have personal experience living with chronic pain, or you care for someone who does, we have information to help. Browse a list of organizations, publications, and resources relevant to people living with pain and find the support you need to manage the chronic conditions that cause it.

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Grants and Fellowships

Explore IASP-funded grants and awards that promote basic or clinical research and support education in developing countries.

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Translated Resources

View translations of many of IASPs resources, available in several languages.

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Non-IASP Research Tools

Search a listing of pain-related resources not published or created by IASP.

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