When the National Institutes of Health announced its release of the National Pain Strategy in March 2016, it represented a major milestone in increased federal funding for pain research. It also marked the culmination of three decades of persistent advocacy by the American Pain Society (APS) promoting the benefits of pain research and multidisciplinary pain care. In a news release, the organization stated: “APS strongly supports recommendations in the National Pain Strategy that chronic
OCTOBER 2, 2019