Featured Pain Management Articles
The Empowered Patient’s Guide to Colon Cancer Pain
A dull, persistent belly ache can be an early sign of colon cancer. Colon cancer isn't necessarily fatal but early detection improves chances for survival.
Refusing to Let Chronic Headaches Keep Her in the Dark, this Artist Reveals the Light
Artist Bethany Noël Murray’s paintings focus on the fine details and strange beauty of her chronic migraine with aura condition.
Is Your Pain Doctor Woke? Why Cultural Competence Matters for BIPOC
Chronic pain doesn't discriminate and neither should your care. If you are a BIPOC, here's how to find a doctor who will treat you right.
The Empowered Patient’s Guide to Pelvic Pain
Chronic pelvic pain is a complex condition that can be difficult to diagnose. Finding a knowledgeable doctor pushing back against the stigma are important first steps.
Using Puppets to Help Future Docs Understand Chronic Pain
A life of chronic illness shaped this artist’s perspective. Learn how she uses puppets to help medical students deliver better care for their chronic pain patients.
How Animal Rescue Rescued Me
Animal rescue promotes healing and can be an antidote for depression, too. Here's how baby squirrels and kittens kept one woman moving through her chronic pain.
One Pain Patient’s Message to the World During COVID: I’m counting on you. Everyone is.
Isolation and holding back on activities are nothing new for those living with chronic pain and chronic illness. Patient advocate and creative resilience coach Jenni Grover wants you to take notice.
I Use Medical Cannabis for Pain. Here’s How I Explain it To My Kids.
When mom, dad, or even grandma is using medical cannabis and CBD to manage chronic pain and related symptoms, they may have to explain their “drug use” to their children and teens.
The Empowered Pain Patient’s Guide to CBD
CBD can offer pain relief for those suffering from chronic pain conditions. Learn how CBD can help with osteoarthritis, diabetes, cancer and more.
Shingles Led to Postherpetic Neuralgia and Stopped this Working Mother in Her Tracks
This working mother in her 40s was diagnosed with Shingles from the herpes zoster virus, and soon after, developed postherpetic neuralgia (PHN).