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The Editors' Picks are selected by the PRF Editorial Board from the curated Basic and Clinical Papers of the Week. Explore the latest discoveries, read the editors' perspectives, and share your own thoughts in the comments!
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U.S. Veterans with Low Back Pain Benefit from Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation: Results from a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Randomized Controlled Trial
Posted September 12, 2026 | Clinical Research | Editors' Picks
This results of this randomised controlled trial suggest that Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, administered to veterans with chronic low back…
Read MoreTransplantation of engineered spinal cord organoids restores functions after spinal cord injury
Posted September 11, 2026 | Basic Research | Editors' Picks
Spinal cord injury very often results in ongoing, difficult to manage central pain, a CNS based neuropathic pain condition. Here…
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What is Painhack? with Marie-Eve Hoeppli and Saül Pascual-Diaz
Posted July 15, 2026 | Pain Exchange
The largest global gathering of pain professionals brings together thousands of scientists, clinicians, and healthcare providers from around the world and across pain disciplines.
Early codevelopment of pain, sleep disturbance, and hyperarousal after traumatic injury
Posted September 18, 2026 | Clinical Research
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This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions (in randomised controlled trials) to reduce pain and distress…
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