Myth: Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is only a concern for people with long-term diabetes. Fact: DPN can develop...
Blog Articles
Take Steps Today: Preventing, Detecting, and Slowing the Progression of DPN
Being diagnosed with diabetes raises a variety of concerns, but one many people aren’t aware of is this: Up to half of...
The Light at the End of the Tunnel: Finding Hope Through Volunteering
This is the first installment of a three-part series leading up to the exciting re-launch of the U.S. Pain Foundation...
Clinical Trials: A Way for Patients to Contribute to Pain Research
Clinical trials offer concrete mechanisms for individuals living with pain to contribute to the landscape of pain...
How the NIH HEAL Initiative is addressing unmet needs of people with chronic pain
While chronic pain is a very individual problem, it also costs society at large so much: lost hours in productivity,...
Medically Complex? Tips to Prepare for an Emergency or Planned Hospitalization
I live with two incurable conditions that have led to many experiences in the hospital. Along the way, I have learned...
From Lab to Real World: The Steps to Creating New Pain Treatments
Chronic pain affects more than 1 in 5 Americans, impacting their physical, emotional, and overall well-being, yet...
Research Pain to Manage Pain
The need for more pain management options has perhaps never been greater or more urgent—with more than 51.6 million...
The Impact of Pain in America
The latest population health data findings from the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) reiterate an...
Learn How To Become An Effective Advocate This Fall
This October, U.S. Pain will be hosting its annual Virtual Advocacy Training Series to teach advocates how to use...
Summer Camp Lets Kids Be Kids—With Pain
Kids climbing the rock wall at Morgan’s Wonderland Camp in San Antonio, Texas, this June had knee braces, carefully...
My Unexpected Solution for Peace of Mind
I love the moments in life that can be so peaceful, rewarding, interesting, and, at times, so unexpected. But, when...