My heart breaks when I meet a young person sharing that they are confronting life with chronic pain. At the age of 74,...
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Should I Consider Having A Service Dog?
Have you ever wondered about the advantages of having a service dog? If you are living with a difficult medical...
Spotlight: T1D Exchange
Established in 2009, T1D Exchange is a nonprofit organization that facilitates research and drives quality improvement...
Caregiver Burnout: A Side Effect of Chronic Pain that Can’t Be Ignored
Difficult emotions and a degree of stress are inherent in any relationship: husband-wife, parent-child, domestic...
The Comorbidity Factor: Why Some People May Be More Likely to Experience Pain–And Have Multiple Conditions
Any health condition that causes chronic pain is difficult to handle, but research increasingly shows that certain...
The Fraught Relationship Between Patients and Providers & What Can Be Done About It
From March 29 to April 12, 2022, the U.S. Pain Foundation conducted a nationwide survey to better understand the...
Taking control of your pain: How self-management strategies can help
After months of living with painful, often excruciating, symptoms and working with your medical care team to find the...
The landscape of therapeutics for chronic pain in 2022
When the US Pain Foundation recently surveyed 2,378 individuals to better understand the public health crisis of...
UPDATE: The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Announce a Huge Step Forward for Chronic Pain Management (CPM)
CMS announced their intention to improve pain care for Americans over 65 or disabled by paying separately for...
Understanding Life With Pain
Research tells us that 50 million Americans live with chronic pain, or pain that lasts most days or every day for...
Two U.S. Pain Foundation Support Group Leaders’ Books Published
U.S. Pain Foundation is proud of its constantly expanding network of chronic pain support groups. There are now over...
Many living with chronic pain feel stigmatized by medical providers
WEST HARTFORD, CONN., AUGUST 1, 2022 - The majority of people with chronic pain feel stigmatized by their medical...