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US Pain Foundation Articles
Uninformed Comment in the ER Highlights Need for Self-Advocacy
What would you do if your refuge, a place where you went to be cared for, suddenly became a place where you were...
Winter Snowstorms Create Mobility Challenges
When I was growing up, excitement was in the air as a snowstorm approached. The wooden slat sleds were retrieved and...
Inclusivity in headache and migraine care and research
By Lindsey Wahlstrom-Edwards A recent analysis performed by Owen Garrick, MD, for the Coalition for Headache and...
Beyond Head Pain
by Rebecca McKinsey A pounding head, a dark, quiet room, and a cool cloth—this is the public perception of migraine...
Finding My BFF Through Headache
By Kirsten Ballard Headache, migraine, and cluster disorders are known for a litany of isolating, unpleasant symptoms....
Finding Support from Home: The Power—and Limits—of Online Communities
By Nancy Harris Bonk and Jess Napier, Education Council for Headache Online (ECHO) Living with migraine and headache...
Event: Learn About Supplements to Manage Chronic Pain
“Building your Toolbox” is a monthly series that allows people with chronic pain to explore alternative treatment...
COVID’s Impact on migraine
by Lindsay Videnieks, JD, The Headache and Migraine Policy Forum (HMPF) and Katie M. Golden, Professional Patient As...
Making the invisible visible
The evolution of the INvisible Project. In 2010, Nicole Hemmenway was relatively new to patient advocacy. She had just...
When Health Care Hurts: Understanding Disparities in Migraine and Headache
By Emily Lemiska Imagine you arrive at the emergency room for stabbing head pain. You think it could be a migraine...
Ronetta Stokes
The 3Es of Advocacy Salt under the tongue, Vicks under the nose, hold your breath, put your feet in ice. These aren’t...