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Blog Articles
Imagine A Life With Pain — Where No One Believes You
Imagine this: You’re walking fine one day, and the next you can’t because your hips, fibulas, or tibias are subluxed,...
Happiness can be Medicine for the Soul
Happiness is such a joy and medicine to the soul as I navigate life with chronic pain. For me, it can range from...
Use Your Voice: Advocating
By: Ellen Lenox Smith Do you have an issue that you are concerned about? Do you see where change needs to be made? Are...
New Pain Connection Group for Veterans and Active Military Launching with Specialized Support
By: Janet Jay The U.S. Pain Foundation is pleased to announce its virtual support group connecting veterans and active...
My son suffered in pain for years: The signs I missed and the ones I saw
By: Brandy Garcia My son was 4-years old the first time he said, “Mom I have a headache.” At the time I did not think...
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...
Life after vaccination
By: Ellen Lenox Smith As my husband and I get closer to receiving our second of our two-dose COVID-19 vaccination, we...
Let’s reconsider how we evaluate nontraditional therapies
By: Malcolm Herman The National Institutes of Health is comprised of 27 institutes, all of which deal with specific...
Service dog separations
By: Ellen Lenox Smith We were recently enjoying watching the new show “Transplant” when in one scene, my heart sank...
Support groups and feeling understood
By: Mary Beth Lewis As a person with chronic pain, it’s hard to find other people who understand my life. My daily...