When a 36-year-old Latino man walks into a clinician's office seeking help for pain, chances are good he will be asked...
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MAKING MEDICAL FORMS AND DOCTOR VISITS MORE INCLUSIVE: CREATING SAFE APPOINTMENTS FOR TRANSGENDER, NONBINARY, AND GENDER DIVERSE INDIVIDUALS
Medical appointments that are not affirming of patients’ gender, name, and pronouns can be traumatic for individuals...
GENDER-BASED HEALTH STIGMAS CAN EXACT EVEN HIGHER TOLL ON BIPOC MEN
“[Many] men reach a certain age and say, ‘I ain’t never going to the doctor,’” says New Orleans-based Eric Griggs, MD,...
U.S. Pain spearheads joint letter to the U.S. Senate HELP Committee
U.S. Pain Foundation recently led a group of 24 pain patient and professional organizations in sending a joint letter...
Four days left!
At U.S. Pain Foundation, we deeply believe in the power of sharing patient stories. Talking about our experiences with...
Let’s Talk About Pain: Nonprofit organization aims to highlight struggles of 50 million Americans during Pain Awareness Month
Middletown, Conn. (Aug. 27, 2019) – An estimated 50 million Americans live with some form of chronic pain. Pain is the...
Finding balance between exercise and rest with chronic pain
By Ryan Drozd, Certified Personal Trainer, Registered Yoga Teacher, and Licensed Massage Therapist Living with chronic...
Life hacks for living with chronic pain
By Amy Orr, author of Taming Chronic Pain: A Management Guide for a More Enjoyable Life No one needs to tell you that...
Don’t be shy.
As part of our Pain Awareness Month Storyathon, we're collecting 3-5 minute video stories from real people with pain,...
Kids with pain and families attend 2019 summer camp
U.S. Pain was one of several organizations to sponsor 30 families with children with chronic pain to attend the 2019...
Pain Warrior of the Month: Jenn Heater
City & state: Fremont, California Age: 41 Pain warrior role: U.S. Pain advocate since 2018 What type of health...
U.S. Pain Foundation reps take part in two national conferences
U.S. Pain Foundation’s involvement with various diseases and causes takes its staff members all over the country, and...