50 million
Americans endure pain every day
An organization created by people with pain for people with pain, U.S. Pain recognizes and validates the challenges 50 million Americans endure every day. We strive to be the leading source of support for those living with pain, as well as their caregivers and care providers.
U.S. Pain is here to offer validation, information, support, and above all—hope.
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Reflecting Back on 2022 Accomplishments
2022 was a busy year for us. Here are some of our accomplishments this year:
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Makes a Major Move to Improve Pain Care
This past November, CMS announced that starting January 1, 2023, Medicare will pay physicians in all states and other...
The Unknowns of Long COVID and its Impact on Chronic Pain
In March 2020, Melissa Geraghty, PsyD—a licensed clinical health psychologist and CEO of Phoenix Rising with Dr. G who focuses...
Acute Pain: Managing pain immediately
Even the most cautious, careful person will experience hundreds of instances of pain in their lifetime. A stubbed toe. A paper...
An interview with Cindy Steinberg: CDC’s final issued Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain
On November 3, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released its final 2022 Clinical Guideline for Prescribing...
When pain doesn’t leave: The intersection of acute and chronic pain
 According to the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), pain is "an unpleasant sensory and emotional...
Caregiver Burnout: A Side Effect of Chronic Pain that Can’t Be Ignored
Difficult emotions and a degree of stress are inherent in any relationship: husband-wife, parent-child, domestic partners,...
The Comorbidity Factor: Why Some People May Be More Likely to Experience Pain–And Have Multiple Conditions
Any health condition that causes chronic pain is difficult to handle, but research increasingly shows that certain individuals...
The Fraught Relationship Between Patients and Providers & What Can Be Done About It
From March 29 to April 12, 2022, the U.S. Pain Foundation conducted a nationwide survey to better understand the impact of...
Taking control of your pain: How self-management strategies can help
After months of living with painful, often excruciating, symptoms and working with your medical care team to find the cause and...
The landscape of therapeutics for chronic pain in 2022
When the US Pain Foundation recently surveyed 2,378 individuals to better understand the public health crisis of chronic pain,...
UPDATE: The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Announce a Huge Step Forward for Chronic Pain Management (CPM)
CMS announced their intention to improve pain care for Americans over 65 or disabled by paying separately for physicians to...
Understanding Life With Pain
Research tells us that 50 million Americans live with chronic pain, or pain that lasts most days or every day for three months...
Two U.S. Pain Foundation Support Group Leaders’ Books Published
U.S. Pain Foundation is proud of its constantly expanding network of chronic pain support groups. There are now over thirty...
Many living with chronic pain feel stigmatized by medical providers
The U.S. Pain Foundation released its 2022 Survey Report highlighting the public health crisis that is chronic pain.
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Morgan’s Wonderland Camp To Welcome ‘Pain Warriors’ From All Across United States, June 19-23
For More Information: Casey Cashman (908) 442-3257 or [email protected]; or Bob McCullough, APR, Fellow PRSA (210)...
Join U.S. Pain Foundation as we tell Congress that Pain Care Needs More Options – Virtual Advocacy Day 2022
Millions of people with chronic pain have been tapered off of opioid medications and not offered other treatment options leadin...
U.S. Pain Foundation’s Docket Comments to the FDA on the Development of Non-Opioid Analgesics for Acute Pain
Read our docket comments to the FDA regarding the Development of Non-Opioid Analgesics for Acute Pain
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U.S. Pain Foundation’s Comments on the 2022 Revised Draft CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids
Read our statement to the CDC regarding the Revised Draft CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids
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U.S. Pain Foundation launches 2022 Chronic Pain Community Survey
The U.S. Pain Foundation wants to make sure we are effectively supporting and advocating for our community. In order to do that,...
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