In honor of #PainAwarenessMonth, I had a great conversation with Leila P.L. Valete and Deb Constien of @ifaiarthritis.bsky.social for the AiArthritis Voices 360 Talk Show.

Listen at aiarthritis.org/talkshow-ep125 or wherever you get your podcasts
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#ChronicPain #OneVoiceForPain

#PainAwarenessMonth: #DegenerativeDiscDisease involves age-related disc dehydration & height loss. MRI shows changes in 90% of adults 60+.

Read the review: ➡️ https://bit.ly/4cPanlu

#SpineCare #PainManagement

"Distractions are everywhere, and for a while, they soften the edges of what I feel. But at night, when all of that falls away, there’s nothing left to buffer it." www.brainlesionandme.com/painsomnia-w...

#Painsomnia #PainAwarenessMonth #ChronicPain #NEISVoid

#dog #dogsofbluesky #walks #connection #curiosity #kindness #observation #painawarenessmonth

Often get asked how I got started in Pain Management

Here’s a short video made for the @iasp.bsky.social International Association for the Study of Pain in 2018.

How I got started and what I’ve advocated (still do) over the last 30yrs

youtu.be/X3izJizZuoM via @YouTube

#PainAwarenessMonth

“People with #ChronicPain don’t get a break from feeling tired. We just have to keep going… The pain can be so intense that it just exhausts…physically and mentally.” When Your Chronic Pain Leaves You in a Constant State of Tiredness buff.ly/2QDK9qf #PainAwarenessMonth #RareDiseases

I really wish I could opt out of the latest updates!
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#PainAwarenessMonth #ChronicPain

Pain Awareness Month: ADVOCATE.
Explore resources to help people living with pain prepare for care conversations, partner with health professionals & build self-management skills.
Share what supports participation in pain care: bit.ly/4zSCeLB #PainAwarenessMonth

Pain Awareness Month: ADVOCATE.
Explore resources to help people living with pain prepare for care conversations, partner with health professionals & build self-management skills.
Share what supports participation in pain care: bit.ly/4zSCeLB #PainAwarenessMonth

For #PainAwarenessMonth, a blog post explaining why I so often say that "I paint because of pain" - and what my #ArtDespitePain initiative is all about 🎨
#CanadianArtist #artist #contemporaryart #ChronicPain #medicine
www.sandrawoods.art

“Every #ChronicIllness and pain patient does not know, from day-to-day, how they are going to feel when they wake up and each day has to be taken as it comes. In many cases, they don’t know from minute to minute.” https://cme.sh/19oQre @apainprincess.bsky #PainAwarenessMonth #IntractablePain

“We don’t want to sound like we’re complaining… This is why most #chronicillness warriors aren’t vocal about their struggles… but please keep in mind that there’s a huge difference between feeling that way once or feeling that every day of your life.” https://buff.ly/3IaJj0f #PainAwarenessMonth

Jennifer Daly-Cyr is a patient advocate living with chronic pain, with a professional background in marketing and strategic planning. Volunteers with the Chronic Pain Network's Knowledge Mobilization team, the Canadian Pain Society, and the North American Pain School. #PainAwarenessMonth

“It’s a very lonely feeling when you truly recognize that your friends and family just simply don’t get it, and you can’t totally expect them to.” How #ChronicPain Made Me Feel Unworthy of Love https://themighty.com/2017/06/chronic-pain-and-being-worthy-of-love/ #PainAwarenessMonth #ChronicIllness

“People with chronic pain live through this night after night. It can become a harrowing cycle, since a lack of sleep can ramp up pain levels, which results in another wide-awake night — even when we take our medication.” buff.ly/2yajY29 #PainAwarenessMonth #ChronicPain #Painsomnia

For this Sundays In Conversation…
Keith Meldrum and myself will be discussing…👇

‘The real cost of living with persistent pain.’

- Monetary
- Emotional
- Loss of Confidence
- Loss of function

#InspireSelfMgt #PainAwarenessMonth

@keithmeldrum.bsky.social

For a more easily readable take on the #chronicpain research that I just shared - because it's #PainAwarenessMonth - read this piece, with video:
"Your Skull's Bone Marrow May Be Fueling Chronic Pain, Study Suggests" 💥
www.sciencealert.com/a-hidden-sou...
#ArtDespitePain

Imagine living with several diseases known as the most painful diseases in the world and they are measured as being equal to or higher than the pain experienced during childbirth. The McGill Pain Index built the index on patient responses.
#PainAwarenessMonth #PAM2026 #MySeveralWorlds