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When Acceptance Isn’t Giving Up
After years of searching for a cure, one mother discovers that acceptance doesn’t mean surrender—it means choosing to live fully despite chronic pain.
Storms Bring a Painful Reminder of Our Disability
When storms roll in, many people with chronic pain feel the effects long before the first raindrop falls. One advocate reflects on weather-related pain flares and the challenges of living with a disability.
Growing Beyond the Lines I Thought Pain Drew: What Leading a Daily Support Group Has Taught Me
What happens when we step beyond the boundaries chronic pain seems to create? Michele Rice shares how community, purpose, and peer support changed her perspective.
It’s Only One Mile: What I’ve Learned About Pacing
What does “pace yourself” really mean when you live with chronic pain? A heartfelt reflection about limits, recovery, and self-awareness.
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Maine pain warriors: Take action on tax credit for caregivers bill
The responsibilities carried out by a caregiver is an invaluable, yet vital role within the lives of chronic pain patients. The informal caregiver often goes unnoticed by communities and policymakers, but Maine is attempting to change that this...
Summary of FDA listening session on osteoarthritis now available
Last August, U.S. Pain Foundation arranged for three patient representatives and one caregiver to speak about the challenges of osteoarthritis before senior officials at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in Silver Spring, MD. FDA...
Your advocacy made a difference in CMS’s recent decision!
This week, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shared it will cover acupuncture for chronic low back pain. The news comes following a series of open comment periods offered by CMS on the topic. We alerted our volunteers to the second...
Yoga for chronic pain: An interactive class and Q&A
Jan 8, 2020| News
During this free webinar on Jan. 21 at 1 pm EST, instructor Ryan Drozd will offer insight into the benefits of yoga for chronic pain and how to find a studio and classes that are appropriate for your health situation. He’ll also lead participants...
Sign up for a unique, eight-week program for people with pain in Tucson, AZ
Jan 7, 2020| News
Treating chronic pain is complex and affects people physically, emotionally, cognitively, socially, and environmentally. That's why Pain Connection, a program of U.S. Pain Foundation, is offering "Filling the gaps in pain care," a multidisciplinary...
Advocates continue to push for hearing on pain management best practices
As 2019 comes to a close, advocates are making a final push for Congress to hold a hearing on the Pain Management Best Practices Report, a series of outstanding recommendations for improving pain care nationally. "If even half of the...
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