Featured Stories

Featured Stories

Be inspired and enlightened by these videos and featured stories about managing pain or providing care for someone in pain. Each feature provides strategies and coping tips for better pain management.

Featured Stories

Jennifer Grey on Communicating About Pain

Jennifer Grey on Communicating About Pain

According to Jennifer, "pain is part of life, but suffering is something entirely different. No one should suffer in silence. I want people to know that communicating about pain is an important first step to identifying the best treatment options for you."

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Country Legend Joins Partners Against Pain®

Country Legend Joins Partners Against Pain

Singer, songwriter and patient advocate Naomi Judd is lending her voice to Partners Against Pain to raise awareness about the urgent need to address untreated and undertreated pain in America.

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Naomi Judd Leads the Discussion

Naomi Judd Leads the Discussion

Listen to country legend Naomi Judd as she leads an in-depth discussion with Robert Bonakdar, MD, a pain management expert at the Scripps Health Center for Integrative Medicine. Naomi is a passionate advocate for those living with chronic conditions, and it's inspiring to hear her share her views about why it is so important to manage pain effectively.

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Cancer and Pain: What You Need to Know

Cancer and Pain: What You Need to Know

Pain is a frequent yet often overlooked consequence of cancer. An estimated 70% of those with cancer experience significant pain during their illness, yet fewer than half receive adequate treatment for their pain. Pain can be an issue at any point in a battle with cancer – occurring during active treatment or after treatment is completed. If pain is not managed properly, it can worsen the physical, emotional, and psychological toll of the disease.

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Understanding and Coping With Lower Back Pain

Understanding and Coping With Lower Back Pain

Lower back pain is one of the more common types of pain people experience. This presentation will help you discover why it's important to seek out a healthcare professional who can properly assess your condition, create a pain management plan, and advise you on activities you should and shouldn't do. You'll also learn four proven ways to ease lower back pain.

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Pain and the Military

Pain and the Military

As advances in battlefield medicine continue, so do the prolonged periods of rehabilitation that are accompanied by pain and frustration. Learn how the American Pain Foundation and an alliance of patient advocacy organizations have banded together to improve the care for returning servicemen and servicewomen. You'll also have access to important resources for additional help.

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Straight Talk About Pain

Straight Talk About Pain

Discover the most effective ways to communicate with your physicians so that you will receive proper diagnosis and effective treatment for managing pain. You'll learn about seven simple steps to help you better communicate with your healthcare professional and how to download a patient comfort assessment guide.

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Caregiver Cornerstones

Straight Talk About Pain

Pain creates many challenges not only for the people who suffer from it, but also for those who care for them. For this reason, the Caregiver Cornerstone Program was created to help you—the family caregiver—find the information, encouragement, and tools you need to care for your loved one with pain.

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Caregiver Corner

Pain creates many challenges not only for the people who suffer from it...

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