Clinicians, payors, employers and individuals have a need to know which treatment works best for a given problem.
Most studies review the success of a single treatment or compare one treatment with another.
Such studies have limited value for policy decisions. The American Academy of Pain Management is a membership organization comprised of pain clinicians from many different disciplines. The database may be sifted to obtain statistics in specific areas of research. An interesting illustration is the ability to assess the relative success of various treatment approaches for a given diagnosis. The research capabilities are numerous.