However You Count It, Chronic Pain Is a Huge Issue

According to a recent story in the Washington Post, more than 25 million American adults  — one in ten — reported having continual pain every day during the previous three months, while more than 126 million – over half of all U.S. adults — reported having some sort of pain during the same period. Another…

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Chronic Pain Care As a Basic Human Right

People in chronic pain deserve respect and access to treatments that make their lives better. Sadly, many patients, like those whose stories you’ve read on my blog, have been failed by the system. Fear of law enforcement and regulatory guidelines, insurance limitations, and inadequate and uncaring medical care—intertwined factors like these leave patients doomed to…

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