While chronic pain is a very individual problem, it also costs society at large so much: lost hours in productivity,...
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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...
From Lab to Real World: The Steps to Creating New Pain Treatments
Chronic pain affects more than 1 in 5 Americans, impacting their physical, emotional, and overall well-being, yet...
The Financial and Emotional Cost of Chronic Pain
Chronic pain affects the whole person. It forces people to limit their activities, search for medical treatment that...
EVENT: Why Our #PainCounts
Join us on Wednesday, September 29 at 7 pm ET to hear from experts in the health care field and people with chronic...
How Multidisciplinary Care Benefits Chronic Pain Patients
By Janet Jay Learn which complementary therapies may benefit you the most. Chronic pain is different for everyone, and...
The Benefits of Heat and Cold Therapy for Chronic Pain
by Emily Lemiska A warm, soft heating pad wrapped on a tight shoulder. A crisply chill ice pack against an aching...
Pain Warrior of the Month: Millie Quiñones-Dunlap
Meet U.S. Pain Foundation’s Pain Warrior of the Month for September—Millie Quiñones-Dunlap! In recent months, Millie...
Take Action: Tell CMS We Agree!
CMS proposes to compensate providers for spending more time with pain patients. Tell them we agree! The U.S. Pain...
How Disparities in Health Care Affects Chronic Pain
Everyone should receive the same high quality of health care. Unfortunately, we know this is too often not the case....
Cindy Steinberg Receives AMTA 2021 President’s Award
Image courtesy of AMTA. We are thrilled to announce that Cindy Steinberg, U.S. Pain Foundation’s National Director of...
What You Need To Know About Chronic Pain
Chronic pain is everywhere. We know it affects at least 50 million Americans. We know nearly 20 million of these...