This guideline covers assessing and managing osteoarthritis in adults. It covers both pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments. It promotes effective treatment options to control joint pain and improve function in people with osteoarthritis. In December 2020 we reviewed our guidance on opioids ...
This guideline covers assessing and managing low back pain and sciatica in people aged 16 and over.
It outlines physical, psychological, pharmacological and surgical treatments to help people manage
their low back pain and sciatica in their daily life. The guideline aims to improve people's quality of
li...
This guideline covers managing neuropathic pain (nerve pain) with pharmacological treatments (drugs) in adults in non-specialist settings. It aims to improve quality of life for people with conditions such as neuralgia, shingles and diabetic neuropathy by reducing pain and promoting increased participati...
This guideline covers care for adults (aged 18 and over) having elective or emergency surgery, including dental surgery. It covers all phases of perioperative care, from the time people are booked for surgery until they are discharged afterward. The guideline includes recommendations on preparing for sur...
This guideline covers care before, during and after a planned knee, hip or shoulder replacement. It includes recommendations to ensure that people are given full information about their options for surgery, including anaesthesia. It offers advice for healthcare professionals on surgical procedures and en...
Manchikanti, Laxmaiah;
Kaye, Alan D;
Soin, Amol;
Albers, Sheri L;
Beall, Douglas;
Latchaw, Richard E;
Sanapati, Mahendra R;
Shah, Shalini;
Atluri, Sairam;
Abd-Elsayed, Alaa;
Abdi, Salahadin;
Aydin, Steve;
Bakshi, Sanjay;
Boswell, Mark;
Buenaventura, Ricardo;
Cabaret, Joseph;
Calodney, Aaron K;
Candido, Kenneth D;
Christo, Paul J;
Cintron, Lynn;
Diwan, Sudhir;
Gharibo, Christopher;
Grider, Jay;
Gupta, Myank;
Haney, Bill;
Harned, Michael E;
Helm II, Standiford;
Jameson, Jessica;
Jha, Sunny;
Kaye, Adam M;
Knezevic, Nebojsa Nick;
Kosanovic, Radomir;
Manchikanti, Maanasa V;
Navani, Annu;
Racz, Gabor;
Pampati, Vidyasagar;
Pasupuleti, Ramarao;
Philip, Cyril;
Rajput, Kartic;
Sehgal, Nalini;
Sudarshan, Gururau;
Vanaparthy, Rachana;
Wargo, Bradley W;
Hirsch, Joshua A.
Chronic axial spinal pain is one of the major causes of significant disability and health care costs, with facet joints as one of the proven causes of pain. To provide evidence-based guidance in performing diagnostic and therapeutic facet joint interventions. The methodology utilized included the develop...
Moisset, X;
Bouhassira, D;
Couturier, J Avez;
Alchaar, H;
Conradi, S;
Delmotte, M. H;
Lanteri-Minet, M;
Lefaucheur, J. P;
Mick, G;
Pickering, G;
Piquet, E;
Regis, C;
Salvat, E;
Attal, N;
Piano, V.
Neuropathic pain remains a significant unmet medical need. Several recommendations have recently been proposed concerning pharmacotherapy, neurostimulation techniques and interventional management, but no comprehensive guideline encompassing all these treatments has yet been issued. We performed a system...
To summarize the recommendations from the national clinical guideline published by the Danish Health Authority, regarding cemental augmentation as treatment for painful vertebral lesions, in patients with malignant disease. A multidisciplinary working group formulated recommendations based on the GRADE a...
Chronic pain in children is a significant public health problem globally and a leading
cause of morbidity in children, with a negative impact on their emotional, physical
and social development and function. The lives of families and caregivers are also
significantly impacted. Chronic pain, defined as pa...
This Web Annex provides detailed information on the processes, procedures and methods
for developing Guidelines on the management of chronic pain in children. These guidelines
were developed according to World Health Organization (WHO) guidance on guideline
development: WHO handbook for guideline develop...