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Chronic Pain Patients Pinpoint the Need for Improved Methods to Assess Pain
New York, NY – Nov. 21, 2019 – The US Pain Collaborative, comprised of advocacy leaders from across the pain community, today announced the publication of a report, titled “Chronic Pain Assessment: Patient Perspectives.” The report, driven by...
Survey study reveals improvement needed in pain assessment
U.S. Pain Foundation was one of six patient advocacy groups to collaborate on a survey to understand patient awareness of and satisfaction with chronic pain assessment methods. More than 2,700 people living with a variety of chronic pain conditions...
Read U.S. Pain’s letter to the FDA
U.S. Pain Foundation was among several hundred organizations and individuals to weigh in on a recent Food and Drug Administration (FDA) comment period. Specifically, the FDA asked for the public's views on two main issues: What criteria the FDA...
How should the FDA evaluate new medications for pain?
We wanted to make you aware of an opportunity to submit public comments to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Specifically, the FDA would like the public's views on two main issues: What criteria the FDA should use to evaluate new opioids to...
Pain Warrior of the Month: LaSheila Yates
Name: LaSheila Yates Location: Cedar Rapids, IA Age: 38 Pain warrior role: U.S. Pain advocate since 2019 Health conditions: ulcerative colitis, pelvic floor dysfunction, neuropathic pain, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), pouchitis, cuffitis,...
Pain warriors convene in Dallas for Advocacy Summit
Despite challenges often faced when traveling with a chronic pain condition, 19 advocates and a handful of caregivers rallied together in Dallas, TX, for a U.S. Pain Foundation Advocacy Summit. The goal was to help people with pain understand how...