Chronic Pain

Management strategies for long-term pain.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025
Pain ManagementGeneral Practice

Clinical Guidelines

CKS: Chronic pain
National
NICE guideline [NG193]
National
NICE guideline [NG193]: Chronic pain (primary and secondary) in over 16s
National
SIGN 136 • Management of chronic pain
National
American Society of Hematology 2020 guidelines for sickle cell disease: management of acute and chronic pain
Local
ASH SCD Guidelines: Management of Acute and Chronic Pain
Local
CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain — United States, 2022
Local
Chronic Pelvic Pain: ACOG Practice Bulletin
Local
Consensus practice guidelines on interventions for lumbar facet joint pain from a multispecialty, international working group
Local
European clinical practice recommendations on opioids for chronic non-cancer pain
Local
Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines on Regenerative Medicine Treatment for Chronic Pain: A Consensus Report from a Multispecialty Working Group
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FIGO–IPPS consensus statement: Addressing the global unmet need for chronic pelvic pain
Local
Noninvasive Treatments for Acute, Subacute, and Chronic Low Back Pain: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians
Local
Practice Guidelines for Chronic Pain Management (Anesthesiology)
Local
Use of Opioids in the Management of Chronic Pain (2022) - VA/DOD Clinical Practice Guideline
Local