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Championing the Voices of People With Lived Experience in Chronic Pain Research: Tom Norris’ Journey
A pain advocate discusses how he now educates other people living with pain about research, so they can play an active role in creating a new model for research that puts them at the center of it.
Published: June 6, 2025
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HEAL-funded researchers are comparing the effectiveness of different treatments and treatment combinations for knee osteoarthritis pain.
Published: February 28, 2025
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Researchers hope that by turning off or toning down Nav1.7 activity, they can silence pain-sensing cells and thus relieve pain.
Published: February 18, 2025
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NIH researchers are exploring several promising directions and developments to better support people living with pain
Published: December 9, 2024
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Novel Targets
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Researchers look for best ways to manage chronic low back pain based on people’s unique experience of pain
Published: October 9, 2024
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Meet the mavericks of pain and substance use disorder research.
Published: August 29, 2024
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HEAL researchers develop roadmap for personalized chronic pain treatments based on patient preferences
Published: July 15, 2024
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Researchers are looking for ways to predict which individuals with pain can recover on their own and which don’t
Published: March 13, 2024
Topics:
Pain Biomarkers
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HEAL SPRINT study aims to identify culprit factors that predict chronic pain in teens
Published: January 9, 2024
Topics:
Pain Biomarkers
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