KP WA Research

@KPWaResearch

Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute conducts practical research that helps people around the world stay healthy. Posts ≠ medical advice.

Seattle, WA kpwashingtonresearch.org Joined April 2009

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KP WA Research @KPWaResearch Sep 12, 2025

New research co-led by KPWHRI's Andrea Cook, PhD, finds that #acupuncture improves pain and physical functioning for older adults with chronic low back pain, providing a low-risk alternative for pain management. @JAMANetworkOpen kpwashingtonresearch.org/news-and-event…

www.kpwashingtonresearch.org Acupuncture safe and effective for chronic low back pain in older adults NIH-funded study finds that acupuncture improves pain, physical functioning for older adults with persistent low back pain.

KP WA Research @KPWaResearch Aug 12, 2025

Taking frequent standing breaks from sitting may improve older women's #heart health even if their total sitting time stays the same, finds a recent study from KPWHRI's Dori Rosenberg, PhD, MPH, and collaborators. kpwashingtonresearch.org/index.php/news…

kpwashingtonresearch.org Frequent standing may boost heart health after menopause Study suggests that taking short standing breaks can improve health even if total sitting time stays the same.

KP WA Research @KPWaResearch Jul 28, 2025

Remotely delivered cognitive behavioral therapy (#CBT) is effective in reducing chronic pain, according to new research from KPWHRI Senior Biostatistics Investigator Andrea Cook. @JAMA_current kpwashingtonresearch.org/index.php/news…

KP WA Research @KPWaResearch Jul 17, 2025

A new study provides more evidence that minimizing #anticholinergics is important for healthy aging. Using data from the Adult Changes in Thought Study, researchers found that greater use of these medications was linked to declines in physical performance. jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

KP WA Research @KPWaResearch Jul 2, 2025

A KPWHRI-led study found that the risk of self-harm was not lower after people started taking #buprenorphine for opioid use disorder. This likely reflects frequent discontinuation, underscoring the need to improve treatment continuity. #OUD clinicalkey.com/#!/content/jou…