US Pain Foundation

US Pain Foundation The U.S. Pain Foundation is dedicated to improving the lives of people living with chronic pain. Information is provided for educational purposes only.

U.S Pain Foundation does not endorse or recommend the use of any particular product, medication, remedy, procedure or therapy. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding your medical condition and appropriate treatment. If you are experiencing a health emergency, call 911 immediately.

🌧️ Storms Bring a Painful Reminder of Our Disability 🌧️Bad weather can be more than an inconvenience when you’re living ...
06/08/2026

🌧️ Storms Bring a Painful Reminder of Our Disability 🌧️

Bad weather can be more than an inconvenience when you’re living with chronic illness, pain, or physical disability—it can become a very real reminder of the limits your body is navigating.

For those trying to live a full and meaningful life despite chronic pain or disability, these days can feel especially heavy.

This piece from Ellen Lenox Smith explores that experience honestly, while also reflecting on what we can control during harder weather days—and how we can lean into resilience, pacing, and self-compassion when things feel more difficult.

Read the full blog here: https://uspainfoundation.org/news/storms-chronic-pain-disability-reminder/

June is Migraine and Headache Awareness Month—a time to recognize, validate, and support the millions of people living w...
06/06/2026

June is Migraine and Headache Awareness Month—a time to recognize, validate, and support the millions of people living with migraine and other headache disorders. 💜❤️

Migraine is not just head pain. It’s a neurological, often full-body disease that can impact every part of life—work, relationships, energy, and daily function.

This month is about raising awareness, reducing stigma, and making sure no one feels alone in their experience.

If you or someone you love is affected, you are seen, you are believed, and your experience matters.

Learn more and get involved: https://www.migraineheadacheawarenessmonth.org/

06/03/2026

What happens when we stop resisting our reality and start meeting ourselves with more acceptance?

Living with chronic pain often brings up hard questions—about rest, new limitations, overdoing it, and how we relate to our bodies on difficult days.

What if honoring your body didn’t always look like pushing through… but sometimes looked like pausing, resting, and allowing things to be exactly as they are?
This is your reminder that rest is not quitting. It’s part of living.

RestIsProductive USPainFoundation

🌺 Attention Hawaii residents! 🌺Looking for a supportive community that understands the challenges of living with chronic...
06/03/2026

🌺 Attention Hawaii residents! 🌺

Looking for a supportive community that understands the challenges of living with chronic pain? Join our new virtual Hawaii Peer Support Group and connect with others who share similar experiences in a welcoming, understanding environment.

đź“… Meets the second Monday of each month
⏰ 9:00 a.m. HT
🌴 First meeting: June 8

Build community with us! Register for this FREE group today: https://painconnection.org/hawaii-support-group/

Creativity looks different for everyone 💜For some, it’s painting or writing. For others, it’s music, gardening, photogra...
05/30/2026

Creativity looks different for everyone đź’ś

For some, it’s painting or writing. For others, it’s music, gardening, photography, crafting, cooking, decorating, or simply finding new ways to adapt and cope each day while living with chronic pain.

On National Creativity Day, we’re celebrating the many ways creativity can help us process emotions, reduce stress, build connection, and provide moments of distraction and joy during difficult days. Creative expression can be a powerful tool in managing life with pain.

At US Pain Foundation, we offer specialized peer support groups that embrace creativity and self-expression, including our Creative Arts Group and Writing Room—safe, supportive spaces where people living with chronic pain can connect and create together.

Learn more about our specialized support groups here: https://painconnection.org/support-groups/specialized-chronic-pain-support-groups/

You are never alone—and your creativity matters. 🎨🖊️✨

Living with chronic pain can make our worlds feel smaller over time.We learn our limits. We build routines around surviv...
05/29/2026

Living with chronic pain can make our worlds feel smaller over time.

We learn our limits. We build routines around survival. We stay inside the lines that help us protect what little energy we have.

But sometimes, growth happens in the places we least expect.

This beautiful reflection from Michele Rice shares the experience of stepping outside familiar boundaries to lead a daily chronic pain support group—and discovering that support, connection, and purpose can help us just as much as we hope to help others.

Chronic pain may shape our lives, but it does not erase our ability to grow, connect, or contribute. đź’™

Sometimes growth doesn’t look dramatic.

Sometimes it looks like showing up, turning on your camera, and saying:
“Good morning, everyone.”

Read the full blog here: https://uspainfoundation.org/news/growing-beyond-the-lines-pain-drew/

As we get excited for this year's Pediatric Pain Warrior Family Summer Camp and connecting with so many incredible young...
05/27/2026

As we get excited for this year's Pediatric Pain Warrior Family Summer Camp and connecting with so many incredible young people in the chronic pain community, we wanted to share a resource created specifically for young adults navigating the transition out of pediatric care. đź’™

Moving from pediatric to adult healthcare can feel overwhelming, isolating, and full of unknowns—especially while managing chronic pain or chronic illness. That’s why this guide was created: to help young adults feel more informed, empowered, and supported during this important transition.

Our Young Adult’s Guide to Living With Chronic Pain covers topics like self-advocacy, navigating adult healthcare, mental health, independence, relationships, school, work, and more.

Whether you’re preparing for this transition yourself or supporting someone who is, we hope this resource helps remind you that you’re not alone.

Download the guide here:https://uspainfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/A-Young-Adults-Guide-to-Living-With-Pain-2025.Print_.pdf

At times, we tell ourselves that if we just try harder, push longer, or power through one more thing… maybe this time ou...
05/27/2026

At times, we tell ourselves that if we just try harder, push longer, or power through one more thing… maybe this time our body won’t crash afterward.

But living with chronic pain and illness teaches us that pacing isn’t weakness—it’s wisdom. 🤍

Sometimes we sprint through the week fueled by adrenaline, coffee, love for our families, and the desire to show up for everyone. And inevitably, our bodies remind us there’s a cost to constantly pushing past our limits.

This guest blog from Kari McBride brings home the idea that pacing isn’t just for runners—it’s for anyone learning how to survive, function, and care for themselves while living with pain.

“Just pace yourself.”

A simple phrase, but for so many of us, a lifelong lesson.

Read the full blog here: https://uspainfoundation.org/news/what-ive-learned-about-pacing/

We’re excited to introduce a NEW peer support group: Parenting Through Pain 💜This group is designed for parents and guar...
05/25/2026

We’re excited to introduce a NEW peer support group: Parenting Through Pain 💜

This group is designed for parents and guardians who live with chronic pain—because parenting while managing pain comes with unique challenges, emotions, and experiences that deserve support and understanding.

Join us for connection, encouragement, and conversation with others who truly understand what it means to balance caregiving while caring for yourself, too.

⏰ Meets the first Thursday of the month at 8 p.m. ET
đź—“ First meeting: Thursday, June 4

Learn more and register now: https://painconnection.org/parenting-through-pain

We hope you’ll join us for this new community and help us grow a supportive space for parents and guardians living with chronic pain.

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