Sleep is supposed to be a refuge—a time when a child’s body restores and recharges. But for children living with...
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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,...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Makes a Major Move to Improve Pain Care
This past November, CMS announced that starting January 1, 2023, Medicare will pay physicians in all states and other...
CMS JOURNEY MAP SEEKS TO ILLUSTRATE EXPERIENCE OF LIVING WITH CHRONIC PAIN
By Rebecca McKinsey The journey of living with chronic pain - with its roadblocks, pitfalls, and detours—can be next...
WHAT IF YOU COULD PREDICT THE TRANSITION OF ACUTE-TO-CHRONIC PAIN?
By Rebecca McKinsey With the prevalence of chronic pain in the United States—affecting at least 50 million people, 20...
CHIROPRACTIC CARE—AND OTHER TYPES OF TREATMENT—BENEFIT FROM INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION AND HOLISTIC MINDSETS
By Janet JayWhile the core tenets of chiropractic treatment involve belief in the efficacy of spinal manipulation, the...
STAGES OF ACCEPTANCE: THE MENTAL HEALTH IMPACT OF ACUTE PAIN THAT BECOMES CHRONIC
By Kirsten Ballard Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance. The five stages of grief were introduced by...
WHEN PAIN IS THE DISEASE: MOVING PAST OUTDATED MODELS TO CREATE GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF PAIN
By Calli Barker Schmidt Sean Mackey, MD, PhD, has seen a lot of people with pain. He knows that many of them feel...
VITAL CARE COORDINATION IS LACKING WHEN ACUTE PAIN ARISES IN INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH CHRONIC PAIN
By Rebecca McKinsey Sharon Field, 63, has managed her debilitating back pain and osteoarthritis for almost two decades...
VIRTUAL REALITY: AN INNOVATIVE TOOL TO TREAT ACUTE AND CHRONIC PAIN
By Mark Odlum Virtual reality (VR) for pain control dates back to at least the 1990s, when researcher Hunter Hoffman...
READING, WRITING, ART: FINDING BEAUTY IN CREATIVE PURSUITS IS A CONSTRUCTIVE TOOL IN PAIN MANAGEMENT
By Kiley Reitano Individuals facing a lifetime of chronic pain - and their loved ones—often seek new ways to cope,...