By Jill WaldbieserDiabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) affects millions of Americans and presents a unique therapeutic...
Blog Articles
Building Your Team: The Specialists who Treat Diabetes
By Rebecca McKinseyDiabetes is incredibly complex, as is its treatment. Because of that, managing diabetes typically...
A Full-Body Disease: Complications That Can Accompany Diabetes
By Rebecca McKinseyDiabetes is far more than a disease involving insulin and blood sugar—it can affect most of the...
My Doctor Does Not Speak My Language
By Malcolm Herman and Mayan Herman LCSW At the best of times, there are frequent breakdowns in communication between...
Finding the Light in Darkness: My History with Chronic Pain and Advocacy
By Ellen Lenox Smith Each one of us has challenges we must learn to cope with throughout our lives. But no matter what...
U.S. Pain Foundation’s Comment on the CMS Proposed Decision Memo for Home Use of Oxygen to Treat Cluster Headaches
Note: The following was submitted to the CMS on July 30, 2021. The U.S. Pain Foundation is pleased to provide comments...
Cannabis Legalization and Reparations: A Beginning
by Stu Smith Any objective review of early American history paints a rather bleak picture of the African American...
Would You Like To Learn How To Become an Effective Pain Advocate?
The U.S. Pain Foundation plans to host its virtual advocacy training program, Introduction to Pain Advocacy &...
Introducing BIPOC Chronic Pain Support Group
On Monday, August 16 at 5 pm ET, the first meeting of Pain Connection’s new specialized chronic pain support group for...
Pain Warrior of the Month: Noelle Chelli Lopez
Meet U.S. Pain Foundation’s Pain Warrior of the Month for August—Noelle Chelli Lopez! Noelle has been a volunteer with...
Tell Congress What You Think About the Updated Draft CDC Opioid Prescribing Guideline
Note: Click here to submit your statement to your Congressional Representative. On Friday, July 16, the National...
How You Can Experience Flow State
By Celine Tien There is a common misconception that flow state can only occur spontaneously. In fact, there are a few...