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7 Sources of Hope: What Keeps People With Pain Moving Forward
What gives people with chronic pain hope? Hear directly from people with pain about the support, purpose, progress, and everyday moments that keep them moving forward.
8 Ways Better Policy Could Improve Life With Chronic Pain
Cindy Steinberg examines eight ways better pain policy can strengthen research, expand access to care, address inequities, and center lived experience.
It’s Just Thursday
A mother and daughter move through an ordinary Thursday while both navigating pain, fatigue, school, work, and the small moments that keep the day moving.
When Pain Walks Into the Room
Chronic pain visits can break down in the gap between what a patient needs to say and what a clinician has time to hear. Tom Norris explores how both can communicate more clearly, build trust, and leave with a shared plan.
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Announcing the 2018 Ambassador of the Year: Dawn Stancliff!
U.S. Pain Foundation is pleased to announce its 2018 Joselynn Badman Ambassador of the Year is Dawn Stancliff. Stancliff has been an ambassador and advocate for the U.S. Pain Foundation since 2014 and has lived with chronic pain her entire adult...
Become a support group leader
Jan 31, 2019| News
Pain Connection, a program of U.S. Pain Foundation, will host a two-day training program for support group leaders in mid-March in San Francisco. The dates are most likely to be March 15-17, but will be confirmed in the coming week. All are welcome...
Pain Warrior of the Month: Nancy Harris Bonk
Full name: Nancy Harris Bonk City & state: Buffalo, NY Age: 56 Pain warrior role: U.S. Pain advocate since 2014 Type of health conditions: Migraine disease, intracranial hypertension, fibromyalgia to name a few! Favorite tip for others with...
Rare Disease Day is Feb. 28
Jan 31, 2019| News
The National Organization of Rare Disorders’ (NORD) yearly Rare Disease Day will be observed on Feb. 28, 2019. Rare Disease Day is an annual celebration the 25-30 million Americans living with one of the over 7,000 rare or orphan diseases. One in...
Should Social Security Disability Insurance change how they consider pain?
Jan 31, 2019| News
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) can be a lifeline for individuals who are disabled by chronic pain. If approved, it can provide monthly insurance benefits to those whose disabilities are so severe that they cannot work a substantial...
Check out new video from the pediatric Disney retreat
Jan 31, 2019| News
A new video about the Pediatric Pain Warrior retreat in Disney World is now available. Held last November, the weekend brought together 142 kids with pain and their family members from across the country. The event was the official kick-off of U.S....
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