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      • Quality of Life Scale
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  • Pain Management Tools
    • Communication Tools
      • Tracking Tools
        • MedCard PDF
        • Back Pain Map
        • CARE Card (How to take your medications)
        • Cluster Headaches Conversation Guide
        • Daily Activity Checklist
        • DPN Pain Map
        • Fibro Log
        • Fibro Pain Map
        • Follow Up From Your Visit
        • Head Pain Map
        • Pain Log
        • Arthritis Ability Chart
        • Migraine Conversation Guide
        • OIC Log
        • Migraine Log
        • Opioid Induced Constipation Graphical Tool
        • Pain Log Phone App
        • Prepare For Your Healthcare Visit
        • Quality of Life Scale
        • Where Does It Hurt? / Nerve Man
        • Quality of Life Scale – Spanish
      • Interactive Maps
      • PDF Graphical Tools
      • Phone Apps
    • From Patient to Person
    • Self-Management Skills
    • Basic Rights
    • Going to the ER
      • How to Prepare
      • What to Expect
      • “Why do I have to wait so long?”
      • What Not to Expect
      • When You See the Doctor
      • The Importance of Following Up
    • Pain Management Programs
      • Assessment
      • Communication – Importance of Using ACPA Communication Tools
      • Education
      • Program Outcomes
      • Conclusion
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      • Conditions/Treatments
      • Support
    • Relaxation Audio
    • FAQs
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      • Life Resources
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      • Helpful Reading
    • Surveys
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      • Migraine Headaches
      • OIC
      • Having a Plan for an Opioid Emergency
      • Access and Attitudes Globally
    • Resource Guide to Chronic Pain Treatments
      • Resource Guide to Chronic Pain Management
      • Consumer Guidelines for Low Back Pain
      • More About Medications
    • The Art of Pain Management
      • Living With Pain
      • Music to Help You Relax
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Support Groups

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You can start an ACPA group.

ACPA groups welcome anyone who is living with an ongoing pain problem.

The goal of an ACPA group is to provide support, validation, and education in basic pain management and life skills. Groups are facilitated by the group members themselves and the success of the group is a shared responsibility.

ACPA groups do not focus on symptoms or provide treatment of any kind. Rather they are a means for people to share what they have learned and to encourage others to create more satisfying lives.

Select a state to see if there is a group located near you: For contact information on the group you are interested in, call email ACPA@theacpa.org

If you are a person with pain and interested in starting a support group, please contact our Outreach Coordinator, at ACPA@theacpa.org.

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