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

What's New from January 29, 2004

Spotlight on
Spotlight on Cynthia Toussaint—For Grace Founder and Spokesperson
This month's spotlight features Cynthia Toussaint's moving story of living with complex regional pain syndrome and how she's become an activist, increasing awareness of CRPS and gender bias related to treating women in pain. Cynthia founded the non-profit organization For Grace, and recently wrote a petition titled "Women in Pain." Click here to read more about Cynthia and her work to increase awareness of these important issues.

My Treatment
Dealing with Insurance
Dealing with insurance isn't easy, even when it seems like you have a straightforward condition or issue. Dealing with insurance when you have chronic pain makes this difficult task even more difficult. Dr. Richard Stieg and Lucille Gallagher offer insight and some tips on how to make the process a little easier. Click here to read this interview.

Healing Steps to Wellness — Spirituality
In this month's column, Dr. Loes explores the role of spirituality in wellness and examines how spiritual health may affect physical health. Click here to read more about spirituality and its role in your health.

News
Read about the latest research in pain medicine—news items this month cover low back pain, headache, arthritis, and more.

My Support
Increasing Awareness One Day at a Time
In our continuing efforts to increase awareness of chronic pain as a serious public health problem, the National Pain Foundation teamed with American Medical Review, which produced a short video about the NPF that will be shown on public television stations around the country. Click here to watch the video.