By Millie Quiñones-Dunlap Expressive writing has been a game-changer in my life; it allowed me to explore both the...
Blog Articles
My Doctor Does Not Speak My Language
By Malcolm Herman and Mayan Herman LCSW At the best of times, there are frequent breakdowns in communication between...
Finding the Light in Darkness: My History with Chronic Pain and Advocacy
By Ellen Lenox Smith Each one of us has challenges we must learn to cope with throughout our lives. But no matter what...
Clearing up 12 common myths about medical cannabis for pain
Ellen Lenox Smith is Co-Director of Medical Cannabis for U.S. Pain and a U.S. Pain Board Member. She lives with two...
A Q&A about opioid-induced constipation
A Q&A with Jeffrey Fudin, BS, PharmD, FCCP, FASHP, FFSMB Opioid medications are rarely the first choice of...
Voices from the Hill
By Jorie Logan-Morris and Jeannette Rotondi Every year in February, advocates for migraine and headache disease come...
Understanding paroxysmal extreme pain disorder
By Reese Jones Rare Disease Day was last month, but it’s always a good time to raise awareness about unique disorders....
Holistic approaches to chronic pain
By Deborah Ellis, ND, CTN If you’re like me, and millions of others, you’ve probably suffered with chronic pain for a...
Managing fibromyalgia in children
By Brent Wells, DC, a chiropractor and founder of Better Health Chiropractic in Anchorage If your child feels tired...
Understanding constipation with pain medications
U.S. Pain Foundation collaborated with Salix on a survey of 441 adults to better understand the challenges of...
How I refused to allow pain to stop me from traveling
By Anne M. Smith, owner of Travel & Events Extraordinaire and a U.S. Pain ambassador When I was first bombarded...
Clinical research shows cannabis relieves pain…so why is access so limited?
By Jahan Marcu, Ph.D., Chief Science Officer for Americans for Safe Access With over 100,000 active members in all 50...