You’ll find our best evidence on the management of pain. We’ll be updating this Evidence Bundle regularly with more evidence, including rapid evidence reviews (Rapid Response Reports), Environmental Scans, Horizon Scans, and our larger Optimal Use projects with expert recommendations, as they are completed.

We’ve selected the following materials to get you started:

• Non-Drug Ways to Manage Chronic Pain (Tools, September 8, 2020)
• Physical Activity for Chronic Pain: A Synopsis of the Evidence (Tools, July 28, 2020)
• Capsaicin for Acute or Chronic Non-Cancer Pain: A Review of Clinical Effectiveness, Safety, and Cost-Effectiveness (Summary with Critical Appraisal, July 13, 2020)
• Acute Pain Management: Non-Pharmacological Interventions (Tools, September 17, 2020)
• Non-Opioid Options for Managing Pain (Tools, September 2020)
• Psychotherapy for the Treatment of Acute Musculoskeletal Pain: A Review of Clinical Effectiveness and Guidelines (Summary with Critical Appraisal, April 27, 2020)
• In Brief: Acupuncture for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain: A Review (Tool, February 5, 2020)
• Codeine for Acute Pain: A Synopsis of the Evidence (Tool, January 2020)