Clinical trials offer concrete mechanisms for individuals living with pain to contribute to the landscape of pain...
US Pain Foundation Articles
How the NIH HEAL Initiative is addressing unmet needs of people with chronic pain
While chronic pain is a very individual problem, it also costs society at large so much: lost hours in productivity,...
Medically Complex? Tips to Prepare for an Emergency or Planned Hospitalization
I live with two incurable conditions that have led to many experiences in the hospital. Along the way, I have learned...
Why I Can’t Give Up
By Ellen Lenox Smith I have never felt the world around me so out of control. Along with this, I also face aging, two...
What is Neuropathic Pain and How Is It Treated?
Each year, the U.S. Pain Foundation hosts KNOWvember, a month-long event held throughout November that explores a...
Tell Congress to disseminate and implement the Pain Management Task Force Report and demand better #PainCareNOW
The U.S. must do more to help the 50 million Americans living with pain. Multidisciplinary care is the best way to...
Let’s Become Better, Not Bitter
By Ellen Lenox Smith Driving through town the other day, we came across a sign that read: “Become Better, Not Bitter.”...
Why Your Chronic Pain Counts
On Wednesday, September 29, the U.S. Pain Foundation held a webinar that addressed some of the major concerns facing...
Pain Warrior of the Month: Penni Pace Mix
Penni holding the Pain Awareness Month proclamation from the state of Oklahoma. Meet U.S. Pain Foundation’s Pain...
Where is Our Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Umbrella of Help and Compassion?
by Ellen Lenox Smith My husband recently received a diagnosis called Atypical Parkinsons. As we learned about this...
The Financial and Emotional Cost of Chronic Pain
Chronic pain affects the whole person. It forces people to limit their activities, search for medical treatment that...
EVENT: Why Our #PainCounts
Join us on Wednesday, September 29 at 7 pm ET to hear from experts in the health care field and people with chronic...