Sleep is supposed to be a refuge—a time when a child’s body restores and recharges. But for children living with...
Blog Articles
Unmasking Pain: U.S. Pain Foundation Releases Landmark Data for Pain Awareness Month 2025
WEST HARTFORD, CONN. — Sept. 2, 2025 — Chronic pain is not just a code in a chart or a number on a pain scale—it’s a...
Unmasking Pain: Because Pain is More Than a Chart. It’s a Life.
#ThisIsPain | Pain Awareness Month 2025 Every day, more than 1 in 4 Americans navigate chronic pain. Yet for too many,...
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...
The Key to Health Equity: Multi-Stakeholder Engagement, with an Emphasis on Patient Voices
By Yasmeen Long, MAEarly in my career, I recruited participants for a study on kidney disease, and one patient asked...
Nicole Watson
Learning to Be More Than Her Crohn’s By Jill Waldbieser Nicole Watson was diagnosed with a lifelong, life-changing...