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Communication Tools
ACPA Communication Tools can help you talk more productively with your healthcare provider and identify patterns in your daily life that have an impact on your pain.
September is Pain Awareness Month
Pain Awareness Month is a time when various organizations work to raise public awareness of issues in the area of pain and pain management.
Pain Awareness Tool Kits
The American Chronic Pain Association has developed pain awareness tool kits and guides for use in your work as an advocate for those living with chronic pain.
Partners for Understanding Pain
Partners for Understanding Pain is a consortium of organizations that touch the lives of people with chronic, acute, and cancer pain.
Living With Pain: Purposeful Activities
Using purposeful activities to redirect your attention away from pain and on to things that you enjoy.
Quick Facts on Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is a condition characterized by chronic, widespread pain as well as a variety of other symptoms, such as tenderness, fatigue, and difficulty sleeping.
Pain Management Programs
For many people, living with pain is a way of life. Living a full and active life however may seem impossible. It is actually possible to increase your level of functioning and quality life while reducing your sense of suffering.
Going to the ER
Almost everyone who lives with pain has been to the emergency room at some time. You may have gone because your pain was out of control and you could not reach your own health care team. You may have gone because you feared that your pain was a sign of a new medical problem. You may have gone because you have no insurance. Or your own doctor may have sent you there.
Self-Management Skills
Coping skills are techniques that can be helpful in managing pain. ACPA groups build on these coping skills: