Kelly, wearing a neck brace to protect the occipital neurostimulator she had implanted as part of a clinical trial, is...
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Reggie Barnes
When Relief Requires Research: From Patient to Advocate By Mark Odlum Reggie Barnes knows all too well the necessity...
Monica Thomas
Monica and her husband, David, on their 28th wedding anniversary.Asking Questions, Finding Hope: The Impact of Avid...
Joshua Contreras
Joshua navigates the ropes course at the Pediatric Pain Warrior Family Summer Camp‘Just a Boy Living with Chronic...
Sammie Carpenter
From ‘Reptile’ to ‘Guinea Pig’: Diving Into Pain Research By Tara Bracco On a 95-degree day in Centreville, Virginia,...
Stacey Kennedy-Conner
Stacey and her husband, Terry, at a family wedding.Inclusion Matters: Diversity in Clinical Trials Lays Groundwork for...
Fern Kolarik
Fern (center) and her husband, David, at Beulah Beach in Vermilion, Ohio, with some of their closest friends—their...
Tom Norris
Tom and his wife, Marianne, at their 25th anniversary vow renewal in 2013.Our Voices Matter: Don’t Conduct Research...
Eden Buell
When Eden’s mother, Kelly, needed a quick change of clothing while at dialysis, Eden’s husband, Markus, bought this...
Recognizing the People Behind the Progress
Pain research can feel distant and abstract—removed from the day-to-day reality of chronic pain, dwindling treatment...
Chili Peppers, Spinal Gates, Genetically Modified Mice: The History of Pain Research
By Stephani SutherlandHumans have always lived with pain—and history suggests we’ve always tried to alleviate it. The...
Why Drug Development Takes so Long: Understanding the Pain Pipeline
By Stephani Sutherland Millions of Americans live with chronic pain—and the lack of safe, effective pain therapeutics...