This is the first installment of a three-part series leading up to the exciting re-launch of the U.S. Pain Foundation...
Blog Articles
Get to #knowDPN this KNOWvember
The complications associated with diabetes are numerous—and overwhelming. But in the flurry of managing diabetes and...
Living with Diabetic Nerve Pain or DPN? We Want to Hear From You!
In preparation for its KNOWvember campaign—a monthlong educational and awareness campaign held in November that in...
This KNOWvember, Learn About Cannabinoids With Us
The world of using CBD, THC, and other cannabinoids as medicine can be a murky and confusing one. This KNOWvember,...
Melissa Geraghty, PsyD, Brings Lived Experience, Years of Clinical Work to U.S. Pain Team
This week, U.S. Pain Foundation welcomes Melissa Geraghty, PsyD (Dr. G), to its team as the organization's new...
You Get to Say Sorry; I Live With the Damage from Your Actions
The other day, I was in the pool kicking on my back and sculling with my hands on my side, which is all my body can...
Predicting and Preventing Acute-to-Chronic Pain: Research with Far-Reaching Effects
Usually, when an injury causes pain, the sensation is only temporary. You twist your ankle, it’s sore for a few days,...
Clinical Trials: A Way for Patients to Contribute to Pain Research
Clinical trials offer concrete mechanisms for individuals living with pain to contribute to the landscape of pain...
How the NIH HEAL Initiative is addressing unmet needs of people with chronic pain
While chronic pain is a very individual problem, it also costs society at large so much: lost hours in productivity,...
Medically Complex? Tips to Prepare for an Emergency or Planned Hospitalization
I live with two incurable conditions that have led to many experiences in the hospital. Along the way, I have learned...
From Lab to Real World: The Steps to Creating New Pain Treatments
Chronic pain affects more than 1 in 5 Americans, impacting their physical, emotional, and overall well-being, yet...
Research Pain to Manage Pain
The need for more pain management options has perhaps never been greater or more urgent—with more than 51.6 million...