City & State: Rochester, NY Age: 35 years old Pain warrior role: Advocate since 2012 What type of health...
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New State and Specialized Support Groups Are Here
Pain Connection has continued to add more state and specialized support groups over the past several months. There are...
Event: Learn About Supplements to Manage Chronic Pain
“Building your Toolbox” is a monthly series that allows people with chronic pain to explore alternative treatment...
U.S. Pain takes part in latest NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee meeting
The Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee (IPRCC), the nation’s highest-level pain policy committee,...
New study provides more precise data on chronic pain
According to new national data, an estimated 50 million or 20.4 percent of U.S. adults have chronic pain. Meanwhile,...
U.S. Pain hosts first-ever pediatric pain retreat in Disney
Last weekend, more than 125 kids with chronic pain and their families traveled from across the country for the...
Chronic pain and the risk of suicide: A staggering crisis, and what to do about it
According to a study published this September in the Annals of Internal Medicine, more than 10 percent of suicide...
Director of State Advocacy speaks on panel about opioids at BIO summit
U.S. Pain’s Director of State Advocacy and Alliance Development Shaina Smith was among the speakers at the...
Pediatric Pain Warriors Disney retreat slideshow
Photos from the first-ever Pediatric Pain Warrior retreat in Disney World. Photo courtesy of Shawn Dickens and Casey...
You shop, U.S. Pain benefits!
Now through Nov. 2, AmazonSmile is donating 5% of all purchases back to a charity of your choice, including U.S. Pain...
Advocacy Network launches online training series
Volunteers who have signed up to join the Advocacy Network joined an invitation-only training webinar to learn about...
Pain warriors gather in Chicago
On Oct. 20, more than 60 pain warriors from the greater Chicago area attended U.S. Pain’s eighth Take Control of Your...