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Pain Community News Archives

Winter 2012, Volume 12, Issue 1
Inside you’ll find articles on the recent IOM report on relieving pain in America, how to pull together an integrative pain care team, sickle cell disease, 5 ways to be someone’s pain buddy, pain and travel dos and don’ts and much more. Also, included are Top 10 Tips to Successful Self-Management of Pain, APF’s volunteer corner and highlights from the Eastern and Western Pain Summits.

Fall 2011, Volume 11, Issue 4
Inside this issue, you’ll find articles on Pain Awareness Month activities, reframing your pain, smartphone apps for your health, journaling for pain relief and APF welcoming its new COO. Also, included are Top 10 Tips for Preparing for the Pain from Surgery, fast facts, APF’s volunteer corner and Pain Facts vs Fiction.

Summer 2011, Volume 11, Issue 3
Includes articles on how not to pay when you play this summer, using humor to help cope with pain, safe use of over-the-counter (OTC) medications, Top 10 Tips for setting limits and Fast Facts on knee pain and much more! Also look for articles on PCAC’s expanding role, APF’s new Action of the Month and how APF’s Action Network leaders are making waves in Puerto Rico.

The Pain Community News, APF’s esteemed quarterly newsletter, is available as an e-publication, allowing readers to virtually flip through its pages. Take a read and be sure to click the icon for “full screen” at the bottom left side of the screen. You can also zoom in and out as needed. Traditional PDF versions are available on this archive page.

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Spring 2011, Volume 11, Issue 2
Includes articles on the healing power of journaling, an interview with the director of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Top 10 Tips for explaining your pain to others, five things you can do today to get a better night’s sleep, Fast Facts on thoracic outlet syndrome, advice from a social security disability benefits advocate and much more. Also, look for updates about Washington state policies affecting pain management and the upcoming APF advocacy summit, volunteer profiles.

Winter 2011, Volume 11, Issue 1
Includes articles about the role of inflammation and pain, backpack safety for kids, Hurricane Katrina and planning for natural disasters, gender differences in pain, caregiving during the holidays, fast facts on plantar fasciitis and much more. Also look for updates on APF’s Military/Veterans Pain Initiative, PainSAFE and a recap of Pain Awareness Month successes.

Fall 2010, Volume 10, Issue 4
Includes Pain Awareness Month Kicks Off, Engages Communities Nationwide; The State of Pain Care in America; Anxiety’s Emotional and Physical Toll; Top 10 Tips for Making Your Voice Heard; Q & A: Ask a Gerontologist; Volunteer Corner; When Moving Hurts; Peer-to-Peer Advice for People Living with Pain; Fast Facts: Multiple Sclerosis & Pain; Is Fibro the Cause? Pilot Project Spans Missouri. This online issue has been reformatted to make it easier to print.

Summer 2010, Volume 10, Issue 3
Includes Spotlight on Back Pain; Ouch, My Aching Back; Top 10 Tips: Preventing and Finding Relief from Back Pain; Back Pain at a Glance; Pain & Sleep; Healing with H2O; Q&A: Ask an Integrative Medicine Expert; International Focus on Pain Care, Part 2: A Conversation with Judith Paice, PhD, RN; Volunteer Corner; 2010 Advocacy Summit: A Resounding Success - Inspiring and Prompting Action; and Book Review: Managing Pain Before It Manages You. This online issue has been reformatted to make it easier to print.

Spring 2010, Volume 10, Issue 2
Includes Breakthrough Pain: Renewing Attention to Cancer Pain, Healing Power of Gardening, Top 10 Tips for Coping with Cancer-Related Pain, Fast Facts on Breakthrough Cancer Pain, Q&A: Ask an Occupational Therapist; Former College Athlete Tackles Pain Through Her Local Media, APF Goes to South Africa, Health Decision Making: Putting Your Best Foot Forward, Volunteer Corner, APF Grassroots Advocacy: From the Field, and A Pain Advocate’s Take on “I Have a Dream.” This online issue has been reformatted to make it easier to print.

Winter 2010, Vol. 10, Issue 1 (PDF 640kb)
Includes Medication Safely Over the Holidays, Taking Stock: Monitoring, Safely Storing and Disposing of Your Medications, Avoiding Caregiver Burnout, Volunteer Corner: New Pain Community Advisory Council Member Shares Story of Caregiving, Q&A: Ask a Nutritionist, Fast Facts on Interstitial Cystitis, Former Army Helicopter Pilot Turned Pain Advocate Addresses Pain through Hometown Media, Conquering Pain Together: Highlighting Successes of Pain Awareness Month and more. This online issue has been reformatted to make it easier to print.

Fall 2009, Vol. 9, Issue 4 (PDF 1.3mb)
Includes Inspiring Stories and Helpful Information Including the Creative and Tireless Efforts of Advocates Honoring Pain Awareness Month, National Day of Action, 10 Things You Can Still Do to Help Make a Difference in September, Pains Not to Ignore, Easing Immunization Pain, Fast Facts on Acute Back Pain and much more. This online issue has been reformatted to make it easier to print.

Summer 2009, Vol. 9, Issue 3 (PDF 741kb)
Includes Health Insurance Woes: Staying On Top of Your Coverage, Top10 Tips for Protecting and Getting the Most from Your Coverage, Obtaining and Correcting Your Medical Record, Beating the Summer Heat, Gender Matters: Why Women Feel More Pain, Ask an Employee Benefits Advisor and much more. This online issue has been reformatted to make it easier to print.

Spring 2009, Vol.9, Issue 2 (PDF 959kb)
Includes Unraveling Fibromyalgia, Lyme Disease and Chronic Pain, Music Therapy for Pain Relief, Pain & Sexuality series, Top 10 Tips for Coping with Arthritis, Opioid FAQs, and much more.

Winter 2009 Vol.9, Issue 1 (PDF 2.7mb)
Includes: Finding Purpose, Coping with Pain Around the Holidays, A Hero's First Holiday, Fast Facts on Amputation/Phantom Limb Pain, Ask a Lawyer, Top 10 Tips to Help Restore Intimacy, Targeting Pain at Work.

Fall 2008 Vol.8, Issue 3 (PDF 431kb)
Includes September is Pain Awareness Month, Intimacy & Pain: The Art of Staying Connected, POPAN Leaders in Action, Q&A: Ask a Social Worker, Fast Facts on Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, The Healing Power of Pets, Top 10 Tips for Finding Quality Health Information Online, Volunteer Corner.

Spring 2008 Vol.8, Issue 2 (PDF 607kb)
Includes Evolving Role of Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Pain Relief, The Quick Scoop: Select CAM Therapies, Acupuncture: Not Just Needles, Q&A: Ask a Massage Therapist, The Art of Breathing, Breaking the Sleep-Pain Cycle, Exercising for Pain Relief, Fast Facts on Migraines, Volunteer Corner.

Winter 2008 Vol.8, Issue 1 (PDF 687kb)
Includes Opioid Use in Pain Management, Women & Pain: Focus on Fibromyalgia, Depression & Pain, Q&A: Ask a Pharmacist, The Science of Pain, Pain in Children, Top 10 Tips: Making the Most of Your Medical Visits.

Fall 2007 Vol.7, Issue 4 (PDF 2mb)
Includes Promising Directions in Pain Research, Coping for Caregivers, Tai Chi, Personal Struggles with Pain, Pain & Depression, Top 10 Tips: Easing Pain Around the Holidays, Q&A: Ask a Doctor of Osteopathy, APF Celebrates 10 Years of Service.

Summer 2007 Vol.7, Issue 3 (PDF 942kb)
Includes:The State of Pain Care in America, How to Live Well with Chronic Pain, Undertreatment of Pain: A National Disgrace, Grassroots Effort Rallies Communities Nationwide, Calls for Urgent Improvement in Pain Management and much more.

Spring 2007 Vol.7, Issue 2 (PDF 872kb)
Includes:Pain & Disability, Protecting Your Health Coverage, Pain-Free Tips for Travelers, Tribute to PainAid, Saluting Our Caretakers, Q&A: Ask an Attorney and much more.

Winter 2007 Vol.7, Issue 1 (PDF 677kb)
Includes Spotlight on Cancer Pain, Freedom from Pain Campaign, Take Action, Q&A: Ask a Physician Assistant and much more.

Fall 2006 Vol.6, Issue 2 (PDF 227kb)
Includes Spotlight on Shingles; Your Pain, Your Rights; Pain Across the Lifespan; Pain Management at the End of Life and much more.

Winter 2006 Vol.6, Issue 1 (PDF 352kb)
Includes Spotlight on Yoga for Chronic Pain; Pain Community Advisory Council; Pain Q&A: Addiction and much more.

Fall 2005 Vol.5, Issue 3 (PDF 893kb)
Includes Take Action Advocacy Toolbox; Battlefield Medicine: Rapid Response; How Has Pain Affected Your Independence? and much more.

Spring 2005 Vol.5, Issue 2 (PDF 350kb)
Includes: Take Action: Advice from an APF Volunteer, The Zen of Military Healing, Helping Our National Heroes and much more.

Winter 2005 Vol.5, Issue 1 (PDF 354kb)
Includes A New Year: Resolve to Take Action; Can You Hear Me Now?; How A Community Gathers to Air Its Pain.

Fall 2004, Vol.5, Issue 1 (PDF 466kb)
Includes Pain Management Advocacy: It's Time to Take Action and Become a Pain Management Advocate! and much more.

Summer 2003 Vol.4, Special Edition (PDF 997kb)
Best Of...The Pain Community News

Fall 2002 Vol.3, Issue 3 (PDF 415kb)
Includes Pain Headlines - Groups Monitor and Make News, Building the Best of Lives Under the Worse of Circumstances and much more.

Summer 2002 Vol.3, Issue 2 (PDF 403kb)
Includes: Finding the Care You Need: Is Anybody Out There? and much more.

Winter 2002 Vol.3, Issue 1 (PDF 533kb)
Includes Reducing Stress and Pain in Troubled Times: Health Professionals Differ in Approach, but All Agree - Relaxation is Key to Managing Pain and much more.

Spring 2001 Vol.2, Issue 1 (PDF 370kb)
Includes Addiction, Physical Dependence, Tolerance. Confused? Together, Pain and Addiction Organizations Recommend New Definitions and much more.

Fall 2000 Vol.1, Issue 1 (PDF 508kb)
Includes Stop Pain Now! APF Gets Ready for Launch of Aggressive Four-Part Campaign to Make Pain a National Health Care Priority and much more.