American Pain Society: Sharon S. Keller Chronic Pain Research Grant

Proposed research projects should investigate non-invasive interventions with favorable side effect profiles to improve chronic pain management. Projects should be designed to provide novel information regarding treatment efficacy or the mechanisms thereof. Areas of inquiry considered responsive to this grant program include, but are not limited to:

· Physical treatments for pain (e.g. manual therapy, rehabilitation, brain stimulation;)

· Psychological treatments for pain (e.g. cognitive-behavioral interventions, neurofeedback);

· Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM, e.g. acupuncture, massage therapy);

· Coordinated care, including combinations of the above approaches; and,

· Community based interventions and psycho-educational programs that improve access to pain management, especially to underprivileged.

Funding: up to $35,000 over 2 years.

http://www.americanpainsociety.org/about-aps/awards/kellerresearchprogram.html