This is the first installment of a three-part series leading up to the exciting re-launch of the U.S. Pain Foundation...
Blog Articles
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...
David Simpson
Staying Upright—And Helping Others Stand, Too In 2008, David Simpson was at a capoeira class. This Brazilian martial...
Christin Veasley
Fighting for Women in Pain Christin Veasley knows what it feels like to wonder whether there’s a point in getting out...
Charis Hill
Pain Paves an Unlikely Path to Becoming Whole Charis Hill, 35, delights in wordplay. As a person who identifies as...
AGING INDIVIDUALS’ PAIN SHOULD NOT BE IGNORED: COMMUNICATION AND ACCESS ARE VITAL
Many people living with chronic pain have at some point felt dismissed by medical professionals—and for older...
BIPOC AND CLINICAL TRIALS: REBUILDING TRUST AFTER GENERATIONS OF ABUSE
In 1932, the U.S. Public Health Service began a study on syphilis involving 600 Black men. Despite being promised...
DISBELIEF, SCHOOL CHALLENGES, AND COMPREHENSIVE CARE: TACKLING BARRIERS FACING CHILDREN LIVING WITH PAIN
In the United States, 50 million individuals live with chronic pain—about 1 in 6 people. This metric, while staggering...
CONNECT EFFECTIVELY WITH YOUR DOCTOR: TIPS ON COMMUNICATING DIRECTLY, CONCISELY, AND PRODUCTIVELY
Visiting the doctor—for the first time or for yet another follow-up—can be overwhelming. Chuck Vega, MD, a family...
INADEQUATE ASSESSMENT OF PAIN: WHERE A 1-10 PAIN SCALE FALLS SHORT
When a 36-year-old Latino man walks into a clinician's office seeking help for pain, chances are good he will be asked...
MAKING MEDICAL FORMS AND DOCTOR VISITS MORE INCLUSIVE: CREATING SAFE APPOINTMENTS FOR TRANSGENDER, NONBINARY, AND GENDER DIVERSE INDIVIDUALS
Medical appointments that are not affirming of patients’ gender, name, and pronouns can be traumatic for individuals...