By Calli Barker SchmidtBy exposing the body to painful stimuli in a gradual way, desensitization therapy can help...
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BIOFEEDBACK: AN EMPOWERING MODALITY TO EASE NEUROPATHIC PAIN
By Sara WalshWhen severe back pain 45 years ago rendered Cindy Perlin, LCSW, unable to function for more than...
ADVOCACY EFFORTS, BOTH LARGE AND SMALL, ADD UP TO PROGRESS IN IMPROVING PAIN CARE
By Kiley ReitanoMore than 50 million Americans live with chronic pain. Although chronic pain is commonly defined as...
Read U.S. Pain’s comment to the CDC
Approximately 5,400 individuals and organizations responded to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s...
Good news for patients in Lousiana
U.S. Pain is pleased to share that Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards has signed into law House Bill 819, which...
The need for migraine and headache awareness doesn’t end in June
Throughout June as National Headache and Migraine Awareness Month (MHAM), the U.S. Pain Foundation and fellow patient...
Continuing to represent the patient voice–virtually
While most in-person conferences and meetings have been canceled or postponed as a result of the pandemic, U.S. Pain...
Perseverance over pain: How a clinical trial changed one patient’s life
According to Tufts University, 37 percent of research sites do not meet their enrollment goals for scientific studies....
#MHAM2020: Two upcoming events, state advocacy campaign
June is Migraine and Headache Awareness Month (#MHAM)! A large percentage of our community lives with migraine and...
“Catastrophizing”: A form of pain shaming
How the buzzword “catastrophizing” stigmatizes people with chronic pain By Gwenn Herman, LCSW, DCSW The first time I...
Health care disparities in migraine and headache care: A panel discussion
In honor of Migraine and Headache Awareness Month, on June 24, Jaime Michele Sanders (aka The Migraine Diva) will lead...
Thank you for fighting for change
Thank you. You created the groundswell we needed to start getting Congress to pay attention to the "Pain Management...