By Kari McBride “So, when are you going back to work?” I have danced around this question so many times that I think...
Blog Articles
You are Not Your Pain: A Teen’s Perspective on Living With Chronic Illness
By Nayeli R. Hevezi Chronic pain will always be frustrating and exhausting. However, the pain shouldn't make us lose...
Social Security Disability and Chronic Pain: Understanding the Claims Process
By Brian Mittman, Markhoff & Mittman, PC Chronic pain can affect every aspect of your life, especially your...
Patient Registries: Communities Steering Modern Research
By Julia Daye The last decade has seen a boom in patient registries—databases that collect voluntary information from...
Measuring an Invisible Experience: Understanding Pain Scales—And Their Limitations
By Samantha Kahn Providers and researchers routinely ask patients: “On a scale from 0 to 10, how would you rate your...
No Stone Unturned: How to Navigate Clinical Trials
By Rebecca McKinsey Lindsey Wahlstrom and her daughter, Rona Edwards, during one of the clinical trials they...
7 Tips for Bringing up Trials with Your Doctor
By Tom Norris For those of us living with chronic pain, being overlooked is part of the experience. But your voice...
The Role of an IRB: Safeguarding Research Participants
By Kirsten Ellis Studying pain—or conducting any type of research involving people—requires a system of checks and...
Real-World Evidence: The On-The-Ground Complement To Clinical Trial Findings
By Jill Waldbieser For decades, clinical trials—and specifically, randomized controlled trials (RCTs)—have been the...
From Patchwork to Progress: How Population Data can Drive Chronic Pain Solutions
By Rebecca McKinsey Policy steers clinical research priorities. Economic burden provides the fuel. And data turns the...
Staying in the Know: Why Disease Awareness Matters for Diabetes and Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
Living with a chronic condition can often feel like navigating an unfamiliar road without a map. But disease...
Licensed to Treat, Unprepared for Pain
Even though pain is the #1 reason Americans seek medical care—with chronic pain affecting one in four U.S. adults—most...