Chronic pain affects millions of patients daily. Current treatments usually include opioid therapy and NSAIDs. However, chronic opioid use carries a fairly immense risk, given the potential for overdose and addiction with this specific class of medications. The outcomes of this review can be used to aid in the treatment of chronic pain using integrative medicine. Out of 27 articles, 15 were selected based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria for the review on chronic pain.
