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It is estimated that 1.5 billion people worldwide suffer from chronic pain and about 50 million in the United States. Although chronic pain is a common experience, many pain sufferers feel isolated and misunderstood by their doctors, co-workers, family and friends. Many also go untreated or under-treated by the healthcare system. In 2019, your donations helped PNN reach nearly 1.8 million people in the U.S.

It's been 13 years since Crystal LIndell woke up one morning with rib pain that wouldn't go away. That began a long jour...
03/18/2026

It's been 13 years since Crystal LIndell woke up one morning with rib pain that wouldn't go away. That began a long journey to find a cause and the many challenges that come with living with chronic pain. It upended Crystal's life in many ways -- not all of them bad.

By Crystal Lindell I first developed chronic pain in February 2013. I remember the month because it was Super Bowl weekend and I went to a party to watch the game. That was the year they had a long blackout delay , so the game ended up running super late. I stayed until the end. I woke up

A new study in India found low levels of Vitamin D -- the sunshine vitamin -- in EVERY patient with chronic low back pai...
03/18/2026

A new study in India found low levels of Vitamin D -- the sunshine vitamin -- in EVERY patient with chronic low back pain. India gets plenty of sunshine, so why are Vitamin D levels so low in the Indian population?

By Pat Anson Low levels of Vitamin D are a leading leading cause of disability worldwide and have been associated with fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, migraines, and musculoskeletal problems.  A new study in India suggests the “sunshine vitamin” may also play a role in the dev

In the name of "opioid rotation," Neen Monty was forced to stop taking oxycodone and to try buprenorphine for pain relie...
03/16/2026

In the name of "opioid rotation," Neen Monty was forced to stop taking oxycodone and to try buprenorphine for pain relief. It did not go well.

By Neen Monty The current myth in opioid science is that buprenorphine is inherently safer than oxycodone. The truth is far more ordinary: it depends on the individual. Some people do better on buprenorphine. Others do better on oxycodone. There is no universal “safer” opioid for every patient. ...

More children are going to emergency rooms to get treated for dental pain. Experts say its due to a shortage of pediatri...
03/15/2026

More children are going to emergency rooms to get treated for dental pain. Experts say its due to a shortage of pediatric dentists and because some kids have poor oral hygiene.

By Farrell Brenner and Angela Y. Zhang, KFF Health News Eight-year-old Jonah woke up one May morning with a swollen face and a toothache. He refused the pain medication that his mom, Geneva Reynolds, tried to give him. He didn’t sleep or eat and cried constantly. Within a few days, Reynolds

Many adults would hate the idea of moving back home to live with their family. For PNN's Crystal Lindell it was a necess...
03/13/2026

Many adults would hate the idea of moving back home to live with their family. For PNN's Crystal Lindell it was a necessity. And she has no regrets.

By Crystal Lindell Last summer my fiancé and I moved in with my mom, my grandma, and my brother. Essentially, I was moving back home – and truth be told, I felt like a failure. I hadn’t been able to find full-time work after being laid off in 2022, and the bills were just getting to be too much...

Dr. Forest Tennant says every chronic pain patient should get their hormone levels checked, because hormones are needed ...
03/12/2026

Dr. Forest Tennant says every chronic pain patient should get their hormone levels checked, because hormones are needed for pain control. One of the first signs of hormone deficiency is when pain medication loses its effectiveness.

By Dr. Forest Tennant Periodic hormone panel testing should be a standard procedure in chronic pain care. Why? Some specific hormones are essential for pain control and others for healing and restoration of damaged tissues.  Unfortunately, both chronic pain and opioid medications can supp

About 150 U.S. service members have been wounded so far in the Iran War, including 8 that are seriously injured. Many pr...
03/11/2026

About 150 U.S. service members have been wounded so far in the Iran War, including 8 that are seriously injured. Many probably don't realize they are very likely to have chronic pain for years to come.

By Crystal Lindell This week Reuters reported that as many as 150 U.S.troops have been wounded so far in the War on Iran. Of those, eight were seriously injured. That’s in addition to the 7 U.S. service members who have been killed in the conflict, which started less than two weeks ago. T

There's a supplement with a tongue-twister of a name -- palmitoylethanolamide -- that helps reduce pain and inflammation...
03/10/2026

There's a supplement with a tongue-twister of a name -- palmitoylethanolamide -- that helps reduce pain and inflammation. Known as "PEA" for short, even people with intractable pain are finding it useful.

By Julie Titone It is a question I’ve long had but never bothered to look up: How do drugs get their names? Then I heard about palmitoylethanolamide and, given it has the longest name of anything I ever considered consuming, I had a solid reason to pursue the question. PEA, as the tongue-twister

One of the unexpected benefits of GLP-1 weight loss drugs is that they appear to reduce addictions -- everything from op...
03/09/2026

One of the unexpected benefits of GLP-1 weight loss drugs is that they appear to reduce addictions -- everything from opioids and alcohol to smoking and gambling. If studies pan out, the drugs could be a new treatment option for substance abuse and behavioral disorders.

By Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly  A patient of mine, a veteran who had tried to quit smoking for over a decade, told me that after he started a GLP-1 drug for his diabetes , he lost interest in ci******es. He didn’t use a patch. He didn’t set a quit date. He simply lost interest. It happened without

A bill in Congress would expand treatment options for chronic pain by lowering costs for non-opioid analgesics under Med...
03/07/2026

A bill in Congress would expand treatment options for chronic pain by lowering costs for non-opioid analgesics under Medicare Part D, and eliminate the need for prior authorizations and step therapy.

By Dr. Lynn Webster Everyone who reads this publication understands chronic pain is often treated as a symptom. However, for tens of millions of Americans, it is a disease state. It reshapes the nervous system, erodes function, and can narrow life experiences to what hurts least. It’s also beco

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Pain News Network is an independent non-profit online news service that provides daily, in-depth coverage about chronic pain and pain management. Our mission is to raise awareness about chronic pain, and to connect and educate pain sufferers, caregivers, healthcare providers and the public about the pain experience.