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Preparing for a New Doctor When You Live With Chronic Pain
Tips for people living with chronic pain on preparing for a first visit with a new doctor, including what information to bring and how to advocate for yourself.
The Weight We Carry: Pain, Resilience, and Recovery in Military Life
Army veteran Lexi Mitchell shares her journey with chronic pain, resilience, and the unseen cost of military life.
I am Real and Have My Life to Live with Chronic Pain. Do I have the Strength to Keep Fighting?
At 75, living with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and chronic pain, Ellen Lenox Smith reflects on resilience, vulnerability, and the strength to keep going.
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U.S. Pain and 31 organizations speak out against repeal of patient access act
U.S. Pain and 31 patient and professional groups have submitted a letter to Congress urging it not to repeal the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 2016, which would upend essential protections for some of the most...
Rhode Island embraces chiropractic care to curb substance abuse
Some states are taking a proactive approach to curbing and managing substance abuse disorders, aiming to provide nonpharmacological care for underlying pain problems. Rhode Island’s Gov.Gina Raimondo signed legislation that requires insurers to...
ACA enrollment deadline: Dec. 15
Dec 1, 2017| News
With all the confusion surrounding health care this past year, U.S. Pain wants to remind members that the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, is still in place and enrollment for 2018 is ending soon, on Dec. 15, 2017. Whether you...
Group aims to put patients at center of assessing healthcare value
How does the healthcare system provide value to people with chronic conditions? It’s a question that has puzzled experts for years, prompting research, systematic reviews and assessments. Existing models tend to measure values held by healthcare...
Pain Warrior of the Month: Krista Brack
City & state: Warwick, Rhode Island Age: 39 Pain warrior role: U.S. Pain advocate since year 2012 What type of health conditions you live with: Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Chiari malformation, tethered cord syndrome, and arthritis Favorite tip for...
No-cost charitable giving when you shop with smile.amazon.com
Dec 1, 2017| News
Amazon Smile provides a great excuse to treat yourself and loved ones--for a good cause--this holiday season. If you shop using https://smile.amazon.com and select U.S. Pain Foundation as your designated charity, Amazon will donate 0.5 percent of...
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