All Pain articles
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SIGN guidelineSIGN chronic pain guideline
This easy-to-read summary of SIGN's guideline describes pharmacological, psychological, and alternative approaches to the management of chronic pain.
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NICE guideline
NICE neuropathic pain guideline
This summary of the NICE guidance covers the key principles of care, treatment of neuropathic pain, and treatment of trigeminal neuralgia.
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News
RCP updates guideline on pain syndrome in adults
The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has published the second edition of Complex regional pain syndrome in adults—UK guidelines for diagnosis, referral and management in primary and secondary care.
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SIGN guideline
SIGN migraine guideline
This Guidelines summary covers the pharmacological options for migraines, medication overuse headache, preventative treatment, and a treatment pathway
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News
SIGN updates advice on managing migraine
The Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network has published SIGN 155 on Pharmacological management of migraine, including a treatment pathway algorithm.
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Tools and resources
Migraine diary
This migraine diary from Migraine Action is intended to be shared with patients so that they can identify triggers and patterns to their attacks, which can help with later management and prevention while being a great asset for them to share with you in consultations.
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News
New and updated quality standards published by NICE
NICE has published Quality Standard (QS) 155 on Low back pain and sciatica in over 16s , and updated QS5 on Chronic kidney disease in adults .
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NICE guideline
NICE low back pain and sciatica guideline
A practical summary of the updated 2016 NICE guideline on the early management of persistent mechanical non-specific low back pain.
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NICE guideline
NICE palliative care guideline
This brief summary of NICE’s guideline on prescribing opioids in palliative care includes a care pathway algorithm, dose titration, and routes of delivery.
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Independent professional body guideline
EULAR/ACR polymyalgia rheumatica guideline
A brief guideline on the management of polymyalgia rheumatica. Includes a useful management algorithm.
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NICE guideline
NICE headache guideline
This easy-to-read summary of NICE's guideline explores the diagnosis and management of tension, migraine, cluster, and medication overuse headaches.
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Independent professional body guideline
FMA UK fibromyalgia guideline
What are the signs and symptoms of fibromyalgia? This summary also covers differential diagnosis and management.
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Independent professional body guideline
BGS/BPS management of pain in older people guideline
A brief guideline summary on the management of pain in older people, with treatment algorithm that includes pharmacological and psychological approaches.
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Independent professional body guideline
BPS/BGS assessment of pain in older people guideline
A helpful summary of guidance about the assessment of pain in older people. Includes seven key points and a useful algorithm to help with clinical practice.
