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Meet the Director: Helene M. Langevin, M.D., National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
Helene M. Langevin, M.D., was destined for a career in medicine. Not only did she grow up around doctors,...
Meet the Director
Uncovering a cure: NIH-supported research lays the groundwork for understanding and treating pain
From the lab to the bedside Pain affects millions of Americans. It’s hard to measure, and there isn’t a one-size-fits-all...
Pain
Music and health
Music and pain Research suggests that listening to music can help reduce acute and chronic pain. Music-based interventions may also...
Sound Health, Pain
Veterans embrace spinal manipulation for low back pain
Many military veterans suffer from chronic low back pain. This pain can be treated with medication, but high medication use...
Low Back Pain
From opioids to mindfulness: A new approach to chronic pain
Twenty-six years. That's how long Eric Garland, Ph.D., LCSW, has practiced mindfulness, a complementary health practice that includes...
Pain Management
Could a complementary health treatment help you?
Looking to add a complementary health treatment—like yoga or meditation—to your pain management approach? Before you dive in, make sure...
Pain Management
How integrative health research tackles the pain management crisis
Pain isn't simple or straightforward—and neither is treating it. Chronic pain is one of the most common reasons people...
Pain Management
Personal story: Selene Suarez
Lupus is an autoimmune disease that affects 1.5 million people in the U.S. One of those people is Selene Suarez. ...
Pain Management
What’s new in fibromyalgia research?
Researchers at NIH’s National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) and National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin...
Fibromyalgia
NIH studies explore intersection of art, music, and health
Though funding opportunities supported by NIH and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) as part of Sound Health were...
Sound Health