What's New: The National Pain Foundation: My Treatment

What's New from September 20, 2002

URGENT CALL TO ACTION!
If you or a loved one have considered using or are using an implantable device to help control your pain, act now! The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed severe cuts in reimbursement for many innovative procedures performed in the outpatient hospital setting. To find out what you can do about it, click here!

Spotlight on
Content Editor Dr. Joel Saper
Founder of the world's first comprehensive head pain treatment and research center and leading expert in headache, Dr. Saper's expertise in headache makes The National Pain Foundation's headache education section one of the best on the web. Click here to learn more about Dr. Saper and his work in treating headache. Click here!

Searching for Answers about Fibromyalgia—Anne Hillebrand
People with fibromyalgia often battle the perception that they are hypochondriacs, which can lead to humiliation and depression. Hillebrand shares her experience with fibromyalgia and her search for answers and relief. Click here!

My Treatment
Living with Pain
Overcoming suffering and pain sometimes seems impossible. Hanging on to hope and increasing your understanding of your condition and treatment options are two keys to living with pain. Read more about pain's physical, financial and emotional toll and what you can do to help yourself conquer pain. Click here!

Terrorism and Fear: Pain and Suffering
Dr. Rollin Gallagher, Chief Editor of The National Pain Foundation, explores the roles of fear and economic uncertainty in treating pain. He takes stock of the state of pain medicine as a specialty and makes a call to action to physicians and others to increase resources for pain. Click here to read more!.

News
Read about some of the latest research on bringing a relative to your doctor's visits, headache, cancer pain, and fibromyalgia. Click here!

My Support
Pain and Art—A Call to Artists
One man's experience with chronic pain led him to art, which he uses to express his pain. Now he is organizing a touring museum art exhibit featuring work from artists with chronic pain whose art expresses some facet of the pain experience. Click here to learn more about submitting "Pain Art" for the exhibit.
Read Patient Stories
Sometimes it helps to know that others are going through the same things as you. Read about some patients who are now on the road to recovery in My Support (www.nationalpainfoundation.org/MySupport/patientstories.asp).

My Community
New Thread for Family Members and Caregivers
"Partners of Chronic Pain Patients" is a new thread started by a loved one of a person in chronic pain. Tell your family members and friends about the thread so that they can learn from and support each other in this journey!