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...
U.S. Pain endorses Veteran’s Safe Harbor Act
Did you know that despite the fact that medical cannabis is legal in 36 states, Veterans Health Administration (VA)...
The emotional trauma from enduring the pandemic
By: Ellen Lenox Smith My family is so lucky, we are all here today! My husband and I are fully vaccinated, and our...
A letter to healthcare providers: Help complicated patients
By: Ellen Lenox Smith I would like to make some suggestions for the doctors and nurses out there that are frequently...
Calvin Eaton
Anti-Racism Educator Fights for Fair Treatment in Health Care—and Beyond He could be teaching a course on the history...
Heather B.
A Call for Respect: One Woman’s Story from Victim to Advocate for the Marginalized A dedicated bird watcher, Heather...
Erica Nicole Carrasco
No longer ignored: Making herself and others heard Erica Nicole Carrasco was in the middle of a severe migraine attack...
Elisa Friedlander
Persevering Through a Struggle on Multiple Fronts Elisa Friedlander lives with complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS),...
Nicole Lemelle
Spreading Awareness about Multiple Sclerosis with Writing For some, blogging is a fun pastime. For Nicole Lemelle,...
Jasmine Thomas
Making Sense of an Unexplainable Circumstance Jasmine Thomas says she can’t remember what life was like before her...