By Brian Mittman, Markhoff & Mittman, PC Chronic pain can affect every aspect of your life, especially your...
US Pain Foundation Articles
Long-Term Disability and Chronic Pain: What the Claims Process Often Misses
By Jennifer Hess and Samantha Wladich, Riemer Hess LLC Living with chronic pain usually means adapting—again and...
Traveling Through Your Eyes
As life moves forward, many of us have dreams of the places and things we would like to see and experience through...
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...
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...