Chronic pain is everywhere. We know it affects at least 50 million Americans. We know nearly 20 million of these...
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#PainCounts Initiative Seeks To Destigmatize and Raise Awareness For Those With Chronic Pain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dv0Yjqlzl8 The U.S. Pain Foundation seeks to raise awareness on the critical issues...
How To Find a Doctor For My Pain: Tips and Tricks for Making the Search Easier
By Janet Jay Finding a doctor isn’t easy; finding a good doctor that your insurance covers can be even harder....
Do you have drug sensitivities?
We all know that people react differently to different medications--what works for one patient can sometimes cause an...
FDA, CDC react to harm to pain patients
Last month, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reacted to...
Pain Warrior of the Month: Angelica “Heidi” Brehm
City & State: Albany, CA Age: 45 Pain warrior role: U.S. Pain advocate since 2018 What type of health conditions...
Pain Connection adds four support groups and new monthly call
Finding community support is essential to living with chronic pain. With that in mind, Pain Connection, a program of...
Congress introduces step therapy act, state efforts continue
Patient and provider groups are celebrating the introduction of the “Safe Step Act,” a federal bill aimed at lessening...
Pain community unites to respond to federal draft report
The 90-day public comment period for the Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force’s (PMTF) draft report...
U.S. Pain unveils new magazine, hosts storytelling workshop at RetreatMigraine
From April 12 to 14, more than 200 people from around the world gathered in San Antonio, TX, for the first-ever...
Pain Warrior of the Month: Ernest Merritt III
City & state: Saco, ME Age: 55 Pain warrior role: U.S. Pain advocate since 2014 What type of health conditions you...
Pediatric pain warrior retreat registration now open
Our second Pediatric Pain Warrior retreat is quickly approaching, and registration is open. The retreat will be held...