Formerly Hesitant to Question Doctors, She Now Speaks Up for Others Until she was 19, Dina Thachet was “100% healthy,”...
Blog Articles
David Simpson
Staying Upright—And Helping Others Stand, Too In 2008, David Simpson was at a capoeira class. This Brazilian martial...
Christin Veasley
Fighting for Women in Pain Christin Veasley knows what it feels like to wonder whether there’s a point in getting out...
Karen Maudlin
Invisible pain isn’t absent pain Karen Maudlin finds joy in being a wife and mother—as well as a hard-working...
LaSheila Yates
Sidelined by pain, she’s building a new life and discovering how to use her passion for good LaSheila Yates has spent...
Robert Joseph
A former teacher finds purpose again helping others in pain. When Robert Joseph reflects on his life with severe...
Linda Shaw
Putting faith into words. Linda Shaw had just given birth to her twins and was enjoying daily walks with them in the...
Tessie Rockwell-Kitzmiller
A nurse who’s seen both sides of medicine—good and bad. Tessie Rockwell-Kitzmiller, 29, loved nursing—the constant...
Emi Kawase
Finding joy and purpose despite pain. Pain has been a part of Emi Kawase’s life since childhood. Her pain started with...
Want to encourage medical cannabis research at the federal level?
A new federal bill would expand and coordinate scientific research of cannabidiol (CBD) or marijuana-derived products,...
Pain Connection announces next support group leader training; scholarships available
Pain Connection, a program of the U.S. Pain Foundation, has announced that its next training for chronic pain support...
Five Surprising Ways You Might Be Worsening Your Sciatica
By Brent Wells, DC Sciatica is a chronic condition that most commonly comes from narrowing of the spine, bone spurs,...