Title: Recommendations

Context:
In 2011, in response to the recognition of pain and its management as a public health problem, the  National Academy of Medicine investigated and reported on the state of pain research, treatment, and  education in the U.S. The report called for a cultural transformation in the way pain is viewed and  treated.[3] Accordingly, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) National Pain Strategy  (March 2016) recommends a biopsychosocial approach to pain care that is multimodal and  interdisciplinary.[26] The underlying concepts of the biopsychosocial model of pain include the idea that  pain perception and its effects on the patient’s function is mediated by multiple factors (e.g., mood, social  support, prior experience, biomechanical factors), not just biology alone. With this overall change in  construct, a biopsychosocial assessment and treatment plan should be tailored accordingly.

Question: Why did the National Academy of Medicine investigated and reported on the state of pain research, treatment, and  education in the U.S. in 2011?

Answer: in response to the recognition of pain and its management as a public health problem