These supplementary materials accompany the Veterans Administration’s systematic review of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) for chronic pain, post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, and opiate addiction.
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Evidence Brief: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Chronic Pain, PTSD, TBI, Opioid Addiction and Sexual Trauma
Source: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Evidence Synthesis Program
The Veterans Administration’s Evidence Synthesis Program prepared this systematic review on the effectiveness of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to reduce symptoms in people with chronic pain, post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, and opiate addiction at the request from the Center for Compassionate Care Innovation.
Comparative Effectiveness of Analgesics To Reduce Acute Pain in the Prehospital Setting
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
A systematic review prepared for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality that evaluated the effectiveness and harms of opioids compared to nonopioid analgesics in the emergency department.
Acupuncture for Chronic Pain in the Vermont Medicaid Population: A Prospective, Pragmatic Intervention Trial
Source: Robert T Davis, et. al.
This is a 2018 journal report of a pilot project to provide acupuncture for some Vermont Medicaid patients with chronic pain diagnoses.
Acupuncture for Chronic Pain in the Vermont Medicaid Population: A Prospective, Pragmatic Intervention Trial
Source: Robert T. Davis, et. al.
This is a 2018 journal report of a pilot project to provide acupuncture for some Vermont Medicaid patients with chronic pain diagnoses.
Medicaid Acupuncture Pilot Project Outcomes Report
Source: State of Vermont - Department of Vermont Health Access
This 2017 report to the Vermont legislature summarizes the findings of a pilot study of providing acupuncture to Medicaid patients with chronic pain.
Opioid Initiative Wave 1: Starting an ALTO Program – Presentation Slides
Source: Emergency Quality Network
The ALTO program, or alternatives to opioids, is a comprehensive program focused on providing non-opioid treatments for some common conditions treated in hospital emergency departments. These presentation slides provide guidance to providers or administrators who may want to start an ALTO program in their emergency department.
Back to Health: A Study Comparing Yoga, Physical Therapy & Education for Chronic Low Back Pain – Yoga Teacher Training Manual
Source: Boston Medical Center Program for Integrative Medicine & Health Care Disparities
In 2017, researchers at Boston Medical Center published a study where they compared the effectiveness of physical therapy to a manualized yoga program for the treatment of chronic low back pain. This document is the Yoga Teacher Training Manual used in the study.
Yoga, Physical Therapy, or Education for Chronic Low Back Pain – A Randomized Noninferiority Trial
Source: Robert Saper, MD, MPH et al.
This 2017 study at Boston Medical Center enrolled 320 patients with chronic low back pain and offered them either a manualized yoga program, physical therapy, or patient education on pain management.
Back to Health: A Study Comparing Yoga, Physical Therapy & Education for Chronic Low Back Pain – Participant Guidebook
Source: Boston Medical Center Program for Integrative Medicine & Health Care Disparities
In 2017, researchers at Boston Medical Center published a study comparing the effectiveness of physical therapy to a manualized yoga program for the treatment of chronic low back pain. This document is the participant guidebook to the yoga program.