Pain Studies and Treatment

Pain Studies and Treatment

ISSN Print: 2329-3268
ISSN Online: 2329-3276
www.scirp.org/journal/pst
E-mail: pst@scirp.org

Aims & Scope

Pain Studies and Treatment (PST) is an open access journal published quarterly. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for clinicians and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in all aspects of Pain Studies and Treatment.

All manuscripts must be prepared in English and are subject to a rigorous peer-review process.


Generally, accepted papers will appear online within 3 weeks followed by printed hard copy. The areas of Pain Studies and Treatment(PST) include but are not limited to the following fields:


Non-Opioid Therapies

  • · Acupuncture
  • · Adjuvant Drugs
  • · Biofeedback
  • · Botulinum Toxin (BOTOX) Injections
  • · Cold or Heat Therapy
  • · Drug & Non-Drug Therapies
  • · Electroanalgesia (incl. CES, PENS, SCS, TENS, & Others)
  • · Exercise Therapy
  • · General Pain Relief - Nondrug, Complementary, Alternative
  • · Herbal Medicines & Dietary Supplements
  • · Interventional Pain Management
  • · NSAIDs & OTC Analgesics
  • · Nuclear Medicine
  • · Physical Therapies (plus Massage & Shockwave Therapy)
  • · Psychological Interventions (plus Hypnosis & Music)
  • · Topical Analgesia

Opioid Therapies

  • · Addiction & Pain Treatment
  • · METHADONE Rx & Safety
  • · Opioid Risk Management
  • · OPIOID Rx & Safety
  • · Opioid Rx Regulatory & Legal Issues
  • · OXYCODONE Rx & Safety

Pain Disorders

  • · Acute Pain
  • · Arthritis (Osteoarthritis & Rheumatoid)
  • · Cancer-Related Pain
  • · Chronic & Intractable Pain
  • · Facial Pain
  • · Fibromyalgia Pain (including CFS/ME)
  • · Headache Pain
  • · Low-Back Pain (LBP)
  • · Musculoskeletal Pain (Back, Neck, & Joint)
  • · Nerve (Neuropathic) Pain
  • · Shingles / PHN (Postherpetic Neuralgia)



We are also interested in:

1) Short reports—2-5 page papers where an author can present an idea with theoretical background, but has not yet completed the research needed for a complete paper or an author presents preliminary data;

2) Short communications—2-5 page papers;

3) Technical notes—2-5 page papers;

4) Letters to the Editor;

5) Reviews (the number of pages is not restricted), Book reviews—Comments and critiques;

6) Advertisement.


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