Chronic pain is complex. Solving it is equally so. There are more than 51.6 million Americans living with chronic...
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#SolvePainTogether Pain Awareness Month Initiative Explores Full Experience of Chronic Pain
WEST HARTFORD, CONN. — Sept. 1, 2024 — The U.S. Pain Foundation invites patients, health care providers, researchers,...
Happiness can be Medicine for the Soul
Happiness is such a joy and medicine to the soul as I navigate life with chronic pain. For me, it can range from...
Gayle Bell
A Lifetime of Not Being Taken Seriously By Calli Barker Schmidt Pain has been a constant in Gayle Bell’s life since...
Preksha Gupta
Engineering a Better Life Despite Pain By Audrey Ingram Preksha Gupta is a bright, bubbly, 23-year-old mechanical...
Nisha Ray
With Multiple Diagnoses, Self-Advocacy is a Vital Tool By Kirsten Ballard When her pain was at its worst, Nisha Ray...
Cory Lewis
Surviving and Advocating for a Better Future for Those with Sickle Cell By Emil DeAndreis One night, seven-year-old...
Isiah Lineberry
Racial Bias, Lack of Patient-Centered Care Delayed Diagnosis By Tara Bracco In 2020, Isiah Lineberry lost the use of...
Last Resort: How to Successfully Visit the Emergency Room When You Have Chronic Pain
By Kirsten BallardEveryone seeking emergency care navigates wait times, insurance, and harried medical staff, but for...
Lack Of Access To Specialists, Doubts About Children’s Pain Limit Pediatric Care
Here’s how to acknowledge and address kids’ painBy Kirsten BallardAs late as 1980, medical professionals widely...
What the New CMS Medicare Pain Codes Mean for You
By Jill WaldbieserAnyone who lives with chronic pain—or cares about someone who does—knows that treatment can be...
Maximizing Understanding and Success: How Older Patients and Their Doctors Can Prepare for Appointments
By Mark OdlumWhen it comes to older individuals living with chronic pain, doctor’s appointments are one of the best...