American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Position Statement on Opioid Prescribing

PM&REarly View PRACTICE MANAGEMENT American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Position Statement on Opioid Prescribing Anthony E. Chiodo MD, Anthony E. Chiodo MD Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USASearch for more papers by this authorThiru M. Annaswamy MD, MA, Thiru M. Annaswamy MD, MA orcid.org/0000-0002-3969-9221 Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USASearch for more papers by this authorDiane W. Braza MD, Diane W. Braza MD Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USASearch for more papers by this authorMelanie Dolak MHA, Melanie Dolak MHA American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rosemont, Illinois, USASearch for more papers by this authorAndrew S. Friedman MD, Andrew S. Friedman MD Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, Seattle, WA, USA Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USASearch for more papers by this authorJ. Jason Miller MD, J. Jason Miller MD Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USASearch for more papers by this authorCarolyn Millett, Carolyn Millett American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rosemont, Illinois, USASearch for more papers by this authorAmeet S. Nagpal MD, Ameet S. Nagpal MD Department of Orthopaedics and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine, Charleston, South Carolina, USASearch for more papers by this authorSamman Shahpar MD, Samman Shahpar MD Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Chicago, Illinois, USASearch for more papers by this authorSaloni Sharma MD, Lac, Saloni Sharma MD, Lac Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USASearch for more papers by this authorKayla Martin MPH, Corresponding Author Kayla Martin MPH [email protected] orcid.org/0009-0003-4440-2036 American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rosemont, Illinois, USA Correspondence Kayla Martin, American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rosemont, IL, USA. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author Anthony E. Chiodo MD, Anthony E. Chiodo MD Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USASearch for more papers by this authorThiru M. Annaswamy MD, MA, Thiru M. Annaswamy MD, MA orcid.org/0000-0002-3969-9221 Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USASearch for more papers by this authorDiane W. Braza MD, Diane W. Braza MD Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USASearch for more papers by this authorMelanie Dolak MHA, Melanie Dolak MHA American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rosemont, Illinois, USASearch for more papers by this authorAndrew S. Friedman MD, Andrew S. Friedman MD Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, Seattle, WA, USA Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USASearch for more papers by this authorJ. Jason Miller MD, J. Jason Miller MD Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USASearch for more papers by this authorCarolyn Millett, Carolyn Millett American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rosemont, Illinois, USASearch for more papers by this authorAmeet S. Nagpal MD, Ameet S. Nagpal MD Department of Orthopaedics and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine, Charleston, South Carolina, USASearch for more papers by this authorSamman Shahpar MD, Samman Shahpar MD Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Chicago, Illinois, USASearch for more papers by this authorSaloni Sharma MD, Lac, Saloni Sharma MD, Lac Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USASearch for more papers by this authorKayla Martin MPH, Corresponding Author Kayla Martin MPH [email protected] orcid.org/0009-0003-4440-2036 American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rosemont, Illinois, USA Correspondence Kayla Martin, American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rosemont, IL, USA. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author First published: 15 August 2025 https://doi.org/10.1002/pmrj.70000 This publication is an updated version of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Position Statement on Opioid Prescribing originally published in PM&R, 2018, 10(6), 681–683. It reflects revised recommendations and changes in practice or policy that have emerged since the previous position statement. The Health Policy, Practice and Advocacy Committee and Pain Management and Opioid Task Force submitted this revision for Board review. The Board of Governors approved the Position Statement on Opioid Prescribing in March 2025. This document did not undergo standard journal peer review. 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