By Calli Barker Schmidt By exposing the body to painful stimuli in a gradual way, desensitization therapy can help...
Blog Articles
BIOFEEDBACK: AN EMPOWERING MODALITY TO EASE NEUROPATHIC PAIN
By Sara Walsh When severe back pain 45 years ago rendered Cindy Perlin, LCSW, unable to function for more than three...
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...
“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...
Join us as we fight for #aplanforpain!
We're dedicating today, June 11, to flooding policymakers with our request that they allocate funding for key...
Mind you
By: Mia Maysack I have never said that mindfulness fixes or cures, that it is easy, looks the same for everyone, or...
Chronic pain approved as qualifying condition for cannabis in Connecticut
We are very pleased to share that Connecticut has approved chronic pain as a qualifying condition to be able to...
Building Your Toolbox holds second event, announces topic line-up
"Building Your Toolbox," an interactive videoconference series, hosted its second event last night. The topic was...
Virtual Advocacy Training Series launches
On May 26, U.S. Pain Foundation launched its first-ever Virtual Advocacy Training Series for its top pain advocates....
Pediatric Virtual Retreat focuses on education, family–and fun
More than 250 kids from 33 states and four countries have registered for the Pediatric Virtual Retreat. The program is...