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I am Real and Have My Life to Live with Chronic Pain. Do I have the Strength to Keep Fighting?
Now at the age of 75, even after years of living with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, I still get embarrassed and disappointed...
Know Someone With Pain? Check in With Them Today
Recently, while I was having a rougher day with my condition, called Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, I had this unwanted and...
Why Holidays Bring on Anxiety: Living with Chronic Pain
Those of us who live with chronic pain don’t always approach a holiday with the same enthusiasm as others. I struggle...
In Their Own Words: The Faces Behind Pain Research
Throughout the U.S. Pain Foundation’s #KNOWresearch campaign this KNOWvember, pain scientists across the country...
You’re the Expert: Why Lived Experience Belongs in Pain Research
Pain research has traditionally involved the same step-by-step process: Develop a research question. Design a study....
From Barriers to Bridges: Making Pain Research More Inclusive
Pain research is strongest when it is inclusive and accessible to every group and population that can benefit from...
From Overlooked to Understood: Why Research Must Reflect Real Lives
Every November, the U.S. Pain Foundation brings our community together to spotlight something powerful: knowledge. We...
Kelly Amspacher
Kelly, wearing a neck brace to protect the occipital neurostimulator she had implanted as part of a clinical trial, is...
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...