By Kari McBride It was the phone call from the school nurse’s office that triggered a chain reaction. On the other end...
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Storms Bring a Painful Reminder of Our Disability
Living with a progressive, painful condition is a challenge, to say the least. I have learned that if I try to focus...
Growing Beyond the Lines I Thought Pain Drew: What Leading a Daily Support Group Has Taught Me
By Michele Rice Living with chronic pain has a way of quietly drawing lines around your life. Some of those lines are...
Know Someone With Pain? Check in With Them Today
Recently, while I was having a rougher day with my condition, called Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, I had this unwanted and...
Why Holidays Bring on Anxiety: Living with Chronic Pain
Those of us who live with chronic pain don’t always approach a holiday with the same enthusiasm as others. I struggle...
In Their Own Words: The Faces Behind Pain Research
Throughout the U.S. Pain Foundation’s #KNOWresearch campaign this KNOWvember, pain scientists across the country...
You’re the Expert: Why Lived Experience Belongs in Pain Research
Pain research has traditionally involved the same step-by-step process: Develop a research question. Design a study....
From Barriers to Bridges: Making Pain Research More Inclusive
Pain research is strongest when it is inclusive and accessible to every group and population that can benefit from...
From Overlooked to Understood: Why Research Must Reflect Real Lives
Every November, the U.S. Pain Foundation brings our community together to spotlight something powerful: knowledge. We...
Staying in the Know: Why Disease Awareness Matters for Diabetes and Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
Living with a chronic condition can often feel like navigating an unfamiliar road without a map. But disease...
Licensed to Treat, Unprepared for Pain
Even though pain is the #1 reason Americans seek medical care—with chronic pain affecting one in four U.S. adults—most...
My Daughter’s Pain Is Invisible – She Is Not
Have you ever listened to the hysterical sobs of your child demanding to know if they are going to hurt forever? Or...