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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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Tiny needles, big relief
Jul 11, 2019| News
Have you wanted to try acupuncture for your pain, but weren't sure if it was worth it or didn't know how to find the right practitioner? Maybe you're interested in trying it, but needles make you nervous, and you want to know a little more about...
Update on the Pain Management Best Practices Task Force
Efforts to disseminate and begin implementing recommendations from the new report from the Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force (PMTF), released in May, are underway. Most notably, according to a June 3 report from Fox News, Sen....
INvisible Project state house tour kicks off in RI; next stop: CA
Jul 1, 2019| News
You are invited to connect with legislators and fellow pain warriors--and help create awareness around the issue of chronic pain, especially migraine disease--during our July 10 INvisible Project event at the California state house! The INvisible...
Looking back at National Migraine & Headache Awareness Month 2019
Jul 1, 2019| News
U.S. Pain Foundation was busy in June with activities surrounding National Migraine & Headache Awareness Month (MHAM). In collaboration with member organizations of CHAMP (Coalition For Headache & Migraine Patients), awareness of headache...
Get involved now with Pain Awareness Month!
Jul 1, 2019| News
Pain Awareness Month, recognized annually in September, is just two months away! The theme this year, #LetsTalkAboutPain, is about the power of sharing patient stories and experiences. More details about how to get involved with U.S. Pain’s...
Becoming Incurable: host a screening in your hometown!
Jul 1, 2019| News
On June 14, Becoming Incurable, a U.S. Pain-sponsored documentary, premiered to a sold-out crowd of more than 200 people in Sacramento, CA. Directed by Victoria Suan, the film portrays the complex lives of three individuals living with severe,...
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