Those of us who live with chronic pain don’t always approach a holiday with the same enthusiasm as others. I struggle...
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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....
New Research, New Findings, New Hope: Insights from the IASP 2024 World Congress in Amsterdam
Researchers, clinicians, and advocates from around the world gathered to explore new frontiers in chronic pain...
Empowered Patients, Better Outcomes: Cultivating Strong Provider Relationships
Effectively managing chronic pain goes beyond medication and therapy—it's fundamentally about the relationship between...
Seeking Out Mental Health Care: A Step-By-Step Guide
The areas of the brain that experience pain and emotion are interconnected. It's only natural—and expected—for...
Your Blueprint For Activity Modification and Pacing
Living with chronic pain can take away your sense of self. Things you once enjoyed doing may seem impossible now with...
How Will Having Better Data Actually Help Patients?
For many individuals struggling with the day-to-day difficulties of chronic pain, it can be difficult to imagine a...
Changing the Pain Equation: Solving Pain Together
Chronic pain is complex. Solving it is equally so. There are more than 51.6 million Americans living with chronic...
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...
Join Us As We Tell Congress #WhyPainCounts!
Today, July 23, we are urging policymakers to support the Advancing Research for Chronic Pain Act, S.2922/H.R.7164,...
52 families connect, explore, grow at 3rd Annual Pediatric Pain Warrior Family Summer Camp
This summer, children and teens living with chronic pain reached the top of a rock wall, traversed a ropes course,...