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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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A statement from U.S. Pain Foundation’s Board of Directors and interim CEO
Dec 7, 2018| News, Statements
We want to share an update regarding a situation discovered earlier in 2018. As a result of an internal audit, we were dismayed to discover financial irregularities involving the former CEO of U.S. Pain Foundation. The Board of Directors...
KNOWvember webinars on pediatric pain now available to watch
Dec 5, 2018| KNOWvember feature, News
Kids with pain have unique obstacles, and they deserve unique support. With this in mind, the 2018 theme for U.S. Pain's annual KNOWvember campaign was pediatric pain. The month included daily facts on social media and special webinar events....
Watch now: Chronic pain and the risk of suicide
Dec 5, 2018| News
A recording is now available of U.S. Pain Foundation's Nov. 26 panel discussion, "Chronic pain and the risk of suicide: A staggering crisis and what to do about it." The event was prompted by a study published this September in the Annals of...
December’s Pain Warrior of the Month: Lynda Louisa Avallone
Location: North Royalton, OH Pain warrior role: U.S. Pain ambassador since 2013 Pain conditions: Full body reflex sympathetic dystrophy, migraine, trigeminal neuralgia, fibromyalgia, dysautonomia, chronic fatigue syndrome, thoracic outlet syndrome,...
INvisible Project: Pediatric second edition published
Dec 3, 2018| News
Earlier last month, U.S. Pain Foundation published its 12th edition of the INvisible Project, the pediatric second edition. The issue features the stories and photos of 10 children living with painful conditions ranging from spina bifida to complex...
Midterm elections see increased access to medical cannabis
Dec 3, 2018| News
Election Day was an exciting night for citizens hoping for legal access to medical cannabis. Both Missouri and Utah joined the list of states with medical cannabis programs, bringing the total of states with medical programs to 33, plus Washington,...
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