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Advancing multidisciplinary pain care at the federal level
The Substance Use Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act of 2018, while primarily intended to tackle the substance use disorder (SUD) crisis, included several pain management...
Learn how virtual reality can decrease pain
This month’s Building Your Toolbox event will be Tuesday, March 2, at 7:30 pm ET and will feature mental health expert Lucy Dunning, Ed.S, LCMHCS. Dunning will discuss how virtual reality can be used to treat chronic pain and block pain signals...
Pain Warrior of the Month: Katie Benson
Full name: Kathryn Elizabeth Benson City & State: Fredericksburg, VA Age: 41 Pain warrior role: U.S. Pain advocate in 2017 and veteran’s support group leader since 2020 What type of health conditions you live with: Trigeminal neuralgia, chronic...
Apply to become a U.S. Pain support group leader
Through Pain Connection, U.S. Pain is proud to offer 20+ support group meetings each month thanks to peer and professional leaders who have each attended our comprehensive training. Are you interested in starting a support group? If yes, we are...
Rhode Island: Help make medical cannabis more affordable and accessible
Legislation is pending in Rhode Island that would make medical cannabis more affordable and accessible for all. Bill H5453 would: Allow physicians and nurse practitioners to recommend medical cannabis to any patient whom they believe would benefit...
Join our next webinar: Understanding the COVID-19 vaccine
On Thursday, March 4, at 8 pm ET, U.S. Pain will host a webinar, "Understanding the COVID-19 vaccine," as part of the Pain Education Portal (PEP) Talk series. Following an introduction by pain expert Edward Bilsky, PhD, two academic researchers in...