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:

• Codeine for Acute Pain: A Synopsis of the Evidence (Tool, January 2020)
• Acupuncture for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain: A Review of Clinical Effectiveness, Cost Effectiveness and Guidelines (Summary with Critical Appraisal, October 2019)
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain: A Review of Clinical Effectiveness (Summary with Critical Appraisal, September 2019)
• Mindfulness Training and Yoga for the Management of Chronic Non-malignant Pain: A Review of Clinical Effectiveness and Cost-effectiveness (Summary with Critical Appraisal, September 2019)
• In Brief: Multidisciplinary Treatment Programs for Patients With Chronic Non-Malignant Pain: An Update of a Review (Tool, September 2019)
• In Brief: Mindfulness Training for Chronic Non-malignant Pain Management: A Review (Tools, September 2019)
• Medical Cannabis for the Treatment of Chronic Pain: A Review of Clinical Effectiveness and Guidelines (Summary with Critical Appraisal, July 2019)
• Non-Opioid Options for Managing Pain (Tools, February 2019)
• Access to and Availability of Non-Pharmacological Treatments for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain in Canada: An Environmental Scan (Environmental Scan, November 2018)
• Chronic Pain Management: Non-Pharmacologic Treatments (Mind the Research Gaps tool, September 2018)
• Chronic Pain Management: Pharmacologic Treatments (Non-Opioids) (Mind the Research Gaps tool, September 2018)
• Opioids for the Treatment of Pain (Mind the Research Gaps tool, September 2018)