How Do I Advocate for Chronic Pain?
By Ed Coghlan People individually and collectively are beginning to advocate to the federal government about the need for the government (and its health care…
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One Fireman’s Fight for Himself and the Chronic Pain Patient
By Ed Coghlan “I’m scared, man.” That’s how Michael Young, a retired Lansing, Michigan firefighter and paramedic describes his life these days. Young is a…
Talking About Pain: The Way You Tell Your Story Can Make or Break Relationships
By Jenni Grover Prokopy As a pain ambassador and advocate for pain patients, I’m comfortable talking to new people about my pain story—I’ve got it…
Endometriosis Getting More Attention
By Ed Coghlan The pain of Endometriosis is well known to women who suffer from it. It affects 10% women of reproductive age globally and…
Why SAM-e is One of My Favorite Fibromyalgia Supplements
By Donna Gregory Burch Without a doubt, SAM-e is the greatest gift that my fibromyalgia doctor has given me. Over the last nine months, it’s…
Chronic Pain Patient Activist Wants Your Help
By Ed Coghlan In the wake of the adoption of the CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain there has been a constant stream…
What to do About Denial of Care at the Pharmacy Counter
By Steve Ariens, PD Almost daily an email shows up in my inbox and/or I get a text or a phone call about a patient…
Chronic Pain Isolation - Start a Support Group
By Ed Coghlan Editor’s Note: A major problem for many chronic pain sufferers is isolation. We have heard from literally hundreds of people that others—fellow…