This is the first installment of a three-part series leading up to the exciting re-launch of the U.S. Pain Foundation...
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Get to #knowDPN this KNOWvember
The complications associated with diabetes are numerous—and overwhelming. But in the flurry of managing diabetes and...
Living with Diabetic Nerve Pain or DPN? We Want to Hear From You!
In preparation for its KNOWvember campaign—a monthlong educational and awareness campaign held in November that in...
ADVOCACY EFFORTS, BOTH LARGE AND SMALL, ADD UP TO PROGRESS IN IMPROVING PAIN CARE
By Kiley Reitano More than 50 million Americans live with chronic pain. Although chronic pain is commonly defined as...
DIABETES AND NEUROPATHIC PAIN: IT’S COMPLICATED
By Mark Odlum Diabetes is the number-one cause in the United States of neuropathy, which is damage to one or more...
GIVING ‘NATURE’S NURSE’ A HELPING HAND: WHEN POOR SLEEP AND NEUROPATHIC PAIN BECOME A VICIOUS CYCLE, HERE ARE STEPS YOU CAN TAKE
By Mark Odlum Throughout the day, our bodies generate lots of waste. When we sleep, our lymphatic system helps drain...
FROM ELECTRIC EELS TO WEARABLE DEVICES: HOW ELECTRICAL STIMULATION CAN HELP TREAT NEUROPATHIC PAIN
By Jill Waldbieser How far will people go to stop nerve pain? Well, there’s documented evidence that ancient Romans...
5 TIPS FOR SELF-MANAGEMENT OF NEUROPATHIC PAIN: TRIED AND TRUE METHODS FROM SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDS
By Rebecca McKinsey Self-management is perhaps the most accessible, most affordable, and lowest-risk form of treatment...
A COMPLEX EQUATION: TREATING NEUROPATHIC PAIN OFTEN INVOLVES A HOST OF SPECIALISTS
By Rebecca McKinsey Because of the complex nature of neuropathic pain, and its many causes, a wide variety of...
HOW TO FIND THE RIGHT SPECIALISTS TO TREAT YOUR NEUROPATHIC PAIN
By Rebecca McKinsey The treatment of neuropathic pain is not one-size-fits-all, and knowing where to start can be...
INITIALLY A BATTLEFIELD ANESTHETIC, KETAMINE IS A BURGEONING TREATMENT FOR NEUROPATHIC PAIN
By Kirsten Ballard “Horse tranquilizer,” “Special K,” and other misnomers. For much of its known existence, ketamine...
NAVIGATING THE CLASSES OF MEDICATIONS USED TO TREAT NEUROPATHIC PAIN: WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
By Ashley Hattle People living with neuropathic pain face an uphill battle in their efforts to achieve symptom relief,...