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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.
9 Lessons We’ve Learned By Listening to Thousands of People With Pain
What can we learn by truly listening to people living with pain? 9 lessons from thousands of people living with pain reveal what matters most in pain care, support, access, research, and lived experience.
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Living with Chronic Pain: The Truth Behind The Smile
Despite the daily challenges of living with chronic pain, many of us choose to keep a smile on our face. To those we encounter, this can be interpreted as a sign that we are in good health and pain-free. However, maybe that smiling individual...
Shape the Future of Pain Care: Take The Pain Experience Survey
May 5, 2025| News
Living with pain can feel isolating. But your journey matters—and your voice is needed today. By sharing your experiences (as a person with pain, parent of a child with pain, caregiver or care partner, or health care professional) through the U.S....
Share What It’s Like Growing Up With Chronic Pain
May 5, 2025| News
Are you a kid or teen living with pain that doesn’t go away? Whether it’s CRPS, migraine, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, juvenile arthritis, or any other condition, we know that living with chronic pain when you’re young can be really hard. You might feel...
Treading Water with Chronic Pain in a Sea of Uncertainty
Living life with chronic pain is a constant challenge. I am sure I am not alone in experiencing many moments of feeling overwhelmed, trying to keep my head above the tumultuous water in the sea of uncertainty. We can either allow ourselves to sink...
Aging With Pain Brings New Vulnerabilities
Many of us try not to imagine ourselves hitting the later years of life. Whether we dream and plan for a life far down the road, or we still feel young and like the whole world is in front of us, age still creeps up on us, even if we don’t open our...
Revitalizing Our U.S. Pain Volunteer Network: New Ways to Get Involved
Mar 3, 2025| News
At the U.S. Pain Foundation, we are always looking for innovative ways to support those living with chronic pain—and we believe this starts with our incredible volunteer network. For years, our volunteers have been at the forefront of promoting...
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