The Board has announced the adoption of the <a href="https://thelomad.com/getmad.today/wp-contentwww.wcb.ny.gov/content/main/hcpp/MedicalTreatmentGuidelines/Non-AcutePainMTG2014.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Non-Acute Pain Medical Treatment Guidelines (“NAP MTG”)</a>. As with the other MTGs for the neck, back, knee, shoulder and carpal tunnel syndrome, there are 22 guiding principles which provide a general framework for all the MTGs. The emphasis is on FUNCTIONAL ABILITIES, OBJECTIVE EVIDENCE of the treatment’s efficacy and ACTIVE INTERVENTIONS.