Report Chronic Pain

About Chronic Pain

It has been reported that chronic pain affects 22.5% of the adult population in Japan, accounting for one in five people.

In recent years, a third class of pain, “nociplastic pain”, has been established, and the International Association for the Study of Pain revised its definition of pain in 2020 for the first time in over 40 years.

The new definition emphasizes the subjectivity and complexity of pain, and emphasizes various interventions based not only on medicine but also on the biopsychosocial (BPS) model are recommended for its treatment.

HGPI works on multi-stakeholder discussions, including policy advocacy activities, with the aim of building a system that provides effective and efficient access to a variety of interventions based on the latest scientific findings.

[Policy Recommendations] Establishing a System That Makes Full Use of Primary Care Physicians and Can Respond to Complex Chronic Pain (July 31, 2024)
2024-07-31

[Policy Recommendations] Establishing a System That Makes Full Use of Primary Care Physi ...>>

[In the Media] “Establishing an Integrated Care System for Pain” (Iri Sangyo Shimbun, April 15, 2024)
2024-05-07

[In the Media] “Establishing an Integrated Care System for Pain” (Iri Sangyo Shimbun, Ap ...>>

[HGPI Policy Column] (No.42) — From the Chronic Pain Project “Policies for Chronic Pain by The Scottish Government”
2024-04-26

[HGPI Policy Column] (No.42) — From the Chronic Pain Project “Policies for Chronic Pain ...>>

[Policy Recommendations] Establishing an Integrated Care System for Pain from the Perspectives of People with Lived Experience (March 29, 2024)
2024-04-02

[Policy Recommendations] Establishing an Integrated Care System for Pain from the Perspe ...>>

[Event Report] Online Global Expert Meeting “Global Trends and Japan’s Pain Policy“ (November 16, 2023)
2024-03-08

[Event Report] Online Global Expert Meeting “Global Trends and Japan’s Pain Policy“ (Nov ...>>

[Event Report] The 120th HGPI Seminar – Necessary Steps for Promoting the Integrated Provision of Palliative Care from Post-diagnosis to End-of-Life With Addressing Cancer Related Pain (October 10, 2023)
2023-11-10

[Event Report] The 120th HGPI Seminar – Necessary Steps for Promoting the Integrated Pro ...>>

[Event Report] The 112th HGPI Seminar – The Frontlines of Pain Medicine: Necessary Steps for Building a Multidisciplinary System for Treating Pain (February 8, 2023)
2023-05-09

[Event Report] The 112th HGPI Seminar – The Frontlines of Pain Medicine: Necessary Steps ...>>

[Policy Recommendations] Achieving Equity in Multidisciplinary Pain Treatment and Support Systems for Pain Management (March 31, 2023)
2023-03-31

[Policy Recommendations] Achieving Equity in Multidisciplinary Pain Treatment and Suppor ...>>

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