With every chronic pain diagnosis comes a story. For some, it reads like a mystery novel—the patient races against...
Blog Articles
Untrained, Unprepared, Unheard: The Education Crisis in Pain Caregiving
The invisible backbone of chronic pain care is barely staying afloat. Across the United States, millions of unpaid...
More Than Tired: The Overlooked Role of Sleep in Pediatric Pain
Sleep is supposed to be a refuge—a time when a child’s body restores and recharges. But for children living with...
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...
The Dieng Family
‘We’re the Migraine Family’ By Ashley Hattle At 13, Jibreel Dieng has known the pain of migraine attacks for almost...
Devin Goldstein
Healing from Pain and Doubt: The Power of Putting Health First By Sara Walsh He hadn’t fallen or even landed...
Dawn Gibson
Using Butterflies and Community Support to Navigate Challenging Pain By Grayson Schultz Thousands of people who follow...
Amy Liles
Finding Blessings in the Midst of Oppressive Pain, Delayed Diagnosis By Pressley Frevert Amy Liles is relentlessly...