The Mayday Pain Project

 


  PAIN ISSUES IN THE NEWS

 

Click on the headlines below to read more about the Top Pain Stories you need to know about TODAY.

 


 

 

#1 - PAIN BEYOND WORDS

"I think I can safely state that pain falls into two broad categories: the kind you can articulate, and pain that is beyond words." Read the rest of this stunning article from the New York Times.

 


 

#2 - CHILDREN NOT GETTING PAIN MEDS THEY NEED

 

"A stunning number of children experience significant pain at home following an outpatient tonsillectomy. Parents are not providing enough pain medication to keep their children comfortable." Find out more in this heartbreaking  Los Angeles Times piece based on a report from the American Pediatric Association.

 

 


 

 

#3 - CAN BACK PAIN BE BEATEN


"Four out of five Americans and is the leading reason for missed work, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)." You may think you've heard it all when it comes to back pain, but you'll learn something new in this article from the MetroWest Daily News out of Massachusetts.

 


 

 #4 - BREAKTHROUGH CANCER PAIN...IS THERE RELIEF?


"The first (European study) to look the phenomenon (of breakthough pain) from a patient’s perspective, offers valuable insight into cancer patients' experiences with breakthrough pain management and the impact of the condition on their daily lives." A moving and topical article from the Ivanhoe News Service and the Congress of the European Federation of Chapters of the International Association for the Study of Pain (EFIC).

 



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