30 days. Countless stories shared, conversations started, voices amplified.
#PainAwarenessMonth is ending, but the work continues.
All Ages. Countless Diagnoses. Millions of Stories. One Movement.
See what we shared & what comes next: bit.ly/PAM26Recap
#OneVoiceForPain
New findings from @Aging_Research highlight the impact of persistent pain on older adults.
All Ages. Countless Diagnoses. Millions of Stories. One Movement.
Read more: prnewswire.com/news-releases…
#OneVoiceForPain #LetsChangePain
“We are not simply the audience for #PainResearch. We are partners. We are knowledge holders.”
How can research findings be shared more clearly with people living with pain?
Watch our listening session with @US_ASP: youtube.com/watch?v=Qw6zxjGv…
#OneVoiceForPain #PainAwarenessMonth
Raising #OneVoiceForPain starts with feeling heard.
#ChronicPain can feel isolating, but connection can help. Join one of our virtual peer #SupportGroups.
State, national, daily, affinity & specialized groups: painconnection.org/support-g…
#LetsChangePain #PainAwarenessMonth
Advocates asked. Leaders responded.
Across the country, state and local leaders officially recognized #PainAwarenessMonth, helping bring greater visibility to #ChronicPain.
Thank you to every advocate who helped make it happen.
#OneVoiceForPain #LetsChangePain #OneMovement
#PainResearch design matters to patients. So does research communication.
Join U.S. Pain and @US_ASP TODAY, @ 1 p.m. ET on 9/28, to hear directly from people with #ChronicPain about improving research messaging.
🔗 Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
#OneVoiceForPain
Overwhelmed patient. Overloaded provider. An appointment that misses the mark despite good intentions.
Patient advocate Tom Norris offers a path forward in the quest to create #OneMovement for #ChronicPain.
Read + share: uspainfoundation.org/blog/pa…
#OneVoiceForPain #LetsChangePain
Living with #ChronicPain often means feeling unheard in pain care. Research. Policy.
Creating #OneMovement means closing those gaps and making space for lived experience.
That’s how we move forward together, with #OneVoiceForPain.
#LetsChangePain #PainAwarenessMonth
What does #OneMovement look like in pain research?
Researchers + people with lived experience in the same conversation.
Join U.S. Pain + @US_ASP Sept. 28 at 1 p.m. ET to hear how to make pain research easier to understand.
Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
#OneVoiceForPain
Homework. Meals. Support groups. Swimming.
An ordinary day, disrupted by #ChronicPain for both a mother & daughter.
Told in two perspectives, this raw account underscores the importance of amplifying #OneVoiceForPain.
Read + share: uspainfoundation.org/blog/it…
#PainAwarenessMonth
#AllAges → #CountlessDiagnoses → #MillionsOfStories → #OneMovement
Each week of #PainAwarenessMonth has built toward this one.
We’re starting Week 4 with a look at #ChronicPain policy & why it matters.
Read + share: uspainfoundation.org/news/wa…
#OneVoiceForPain #LetsChangePain
✔️ Shifting “disability” definitions
✔️ #ChronicPain & #MentalHealth overlap
✔️ Returning to work
✔️ & more
Our recent #webinar covered risks to #DisabilityBenefits.
Watch + share the recording: youtu.be/ASFYr4rCA8Q
#PainAwarenessMonth #LongTermDisability #SocialSecurity
Statistics tell part of the story. People living with pain tell the rest.
Explore years of personal stories and images from our #INvisibleProject.
All ages. Countless diagnoses. #MillionsOfStories.
uspainfoundation.org/invisib…
#OneVoiceForPain #PainAwarenessMonth
We asked people living with #ChronicPain to describe their pain journey in 3 words.
Frustrating. Isolating. Relentless.
Living in hell.
Read more + see the word cloud their responses created: uspainfoundation.org/blog/th…
#MillionsOfStories #OneVoiceForPain #PainAwarenessMonth
Chronic pain can look different across every community.
Living Strong With #ChronicPain is a free guide created for #veterans, military members, and their loved ones.
Download + share: uspainfoundation.org/wp-cont…
#MillionsOfStories #PainAwarenessMonth #OneVoiceForPain
What are higher-risk scenarios that could place your disability benefits at risk?
Part 2 of our Protecting Disability Benefits After Approval webinar series, High-Risk Reviews & Investigations, is at 1 p.m. ET on 9/18.
🔗 Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
#PainAwarenessMonth
U.S. Pain Foundation retweeted
Great turnout for our #chronicpain briefing at the US Capitol this week for #PAM! TU to all speakers & attendees! Support #pain bills S.5041 & S.3064. TU @SenTimKaine @SenatorAndyKim @SteveDaines @SenKevinCramer @SenatorCantwell #OneVoiceForPain @US_Pain #LetsChangePain
How do we make pain less lonely?
In her original poem “Lonely Hearts,” Molly Kamper reflects on comparing pain—and making space for each other’s experiences.
Read + watch: uspainfoundation.org/blog/lo…
#OneVoiceForPain #MillionsOfStories #PainAwarenessMonth
💬 Why is sharing your pain story so difficult?
Author and advocate Christie Cox shared a framework for processing and articulating your journey in this month's #BuildingYourToolbox.
WATCH & SHARE: youtube.com/watch?v=c7oBn2VE…
#OneVoiceForPain #PainAwarenessMonth #MillionsOfStories
Isolation is a universal #ChronicPain experience.
People with pain describe feeling unheard. Misunderstood. Unseen. Dismissed.
But this #PainAwarenessMonth, each of the #MillionsOfStories of pain has a place in helping drive change.
How can you share yours?
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