"Pain Management" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A form of therapy that employs a coordinated and interdisciplinary approach for easing the suffering and improving the quality of life of those experiencing pain.
| Descriptor ID |
D059408
|
| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.745 N04.590.607.500
|
| Concept/Terms |
Pain Management- Pain Management
- Management, Pain
- Managements, Pain
- Pain Managements
|
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Pain Management".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Pain Management".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Pain Management" by people in this website by year, and whether "Pain Management" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
View timeline visualization
| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
|---|
| 1995 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1998 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2001 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2002 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 2003 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2004 | 15 | 10 | 25 |
| 2005 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 2006 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 2007 | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| 2008 | 12 | 9 | 21 |
| 2009 | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| 2010 | 13 | 10 | 23 |
| 2011 | 10 | 12 | 22 |
| 2012 | 24 | 21 | 45 |
| 2013 | 30 | 17 | 47 |
| 2014 | 30 | 23 | 53 |
| 2015 | 34 | 29 | 63 |
| 2016 | 40 | 31 | 71 |
| 2017 | 67 | 29 | 96 |
| 2018 | 60 | 45 | 105 |
| 2019 | 70 | 51 | 121 |
| 2020 | 53 | 55 | 108 |
| 2021 | 37 | 49 | 86 |
| 2022 | 13 | 42 | 55 |
| 2023 | 9 | 40 | 49 |
| 2024 | 28 | 42 | 70 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Pain Management" by people in Profiles.
-
The evolution of serious health-related suffering from 1990 to 2021: an update to The Lancet Commission on global access to palliative care and pain relief. Lancet Glob Health. 2025 Mar; 13(3):e422-e436.
-
Role of peripheral nerve stimulation and percutaneous cryoneurolysis in preventing chronic postsurgical pain. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2025 Feb 05; 50(2):168-174.
-
Moments that matter: childhood pain treatment shapes pain for life-we can do better every time in every child. BMC Med. 2025 Feb 04; 23(1):64.
-
Noninvasive brain stimulation beyond the motor cortex: a systematic review and meta-analysis exploring effects on quantitative sensory testing in clinical pain. Pain Med. 2025 Feb 01; 26(2):98-111.
-
Care Models to Improve Pain and Reduce Opioids Among Patients Prescribed Long-Term Opioid Therapy: The VOICE Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2025 Feb 01; 185(2):208-220.
-
Wearable, noninvasive, pulsed shortwave (radiofrequency) therapy for postoperative analgesia: A randomized, double-masked, sham-controlled pilot study. Pain Pract. 2025 Feb; 25(2):e70007.
-
A Review of Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Predict Persistent Postoperative Opioid Use and Opioid Use Disorder and its Ethical Considerations. Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2025 Jan 23; 29(1):30.
-
Pain Management in Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: Evidence-Based and Controversial Practices in 2024. Instr Course Lect. 2025; 74:301-310.
-
Ultrasound-guided Percutaneous Cryoneurolysis for the Treatment of Pain after Traumatic Rib Fracture: A Randomized, Active-controlled, Participant- and Observer-masked Study. Anesthesiology. 2025 Mar 01; 142(3):532-545.
-
Approaches to neuropathic amputation-related pain: narrative review of surgical, interventional, and medical treatments. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2024 Dec 02; 49(12):889-899.