Pain Connection - Chronic Pain Outreach Center

One hundred sixteen million Americans
suffer from chronic pain

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News & Updates

Receive your copy of Painless Puzzles of the Acrostic Kind, with a minimum donation of $25. Donate now!

Answers for the Even numbered questions in Pain Connection's Puzzle Book.

Order the book, Making the Invisible Visible: Chronic Pain Manual for Health Care Providers by Gwenn Herman and Mary French.
New Reduced Price. More details...

Sweet relief: Alternative medicine gives chronic pain sufferers new hope, by Fiona J. Kirk, The Daily, May 2, 2011

Now only $10!

Scholarships are now available for Filling the Gaps in Pain Care and Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction classes.

Safety Alert: Excedrin, Bufferin, More Drugs Recalled
Novartis is recalling 1,645 lots of Excedrin, Bufferin, NoDoz, and Gas-X because they may contain other products, including prescription opiates. Some of the pills also may be broken or chipped. Read more...

Pain Connection is a non-profit organization that aims to:

Improve the quality of life of those suffering from chronic pain.
Decrease their sense of isolation and alienation.
Increase control of their condition and treatment.
Maintain their independence.

Gwenn Herman, Pain Connection Executive Director, County Executive Ike Leggett and Neil Goldstein, Pain Connection Board President, at Martin Luther King Volunteer Day Fair

We help you and your family by providing:

Monthly support groups for people with chronic pain and their families.
A speaker series on treatment modalities.
Training of mental health professionals on chronic pain.
Supervision of mental health professionals.
Information and Referrals.
Community Outreach and Education.
One-on-one peer support.
Group therapy through pain management clinics.
A newsletter on chronic pain issues and the experiences of members.

Speaker Series Michael Sitar PhD on Biofeedback

Montgomery County Support Group-“Dealing with the Holidays - Photo by Seraphina Lin, Medill News Service

Pain Connection's Pain Awareness Month Symposium
From Research to Clinical Practice DVDs are now available.
If you missed the symposium you can see presentations by Dr. Gary Kaplan, Osteopath, Pain Specialist, Kaplan Clinic, “Treating Depression and Chronic Pain” and Dr. Alan Pocinki, Internist, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFIDS) Specialist, "Developing an Individualized Treatment Plan for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome". Order now!

Safety Alert: Urgent Medical Device Correction and Recall
FDA Recalls Implantable Infusion Pumps and Refill Kits
Feb 21, 2011
FDA issued a class I recall of Medtronic’s SynchroMed II and SynchroMed EL implantable infusion pumps and refills kits. Class I recalls are the most serious type of recall and involve situations in which there is a reasonable probability that use of the recalled product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Read more...

Programs:

Afternoon Conference Call
02/02/2012

Evening Conference Call
02/09/2012

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Support Group Meetings:

Women's Group starting January 5th!
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Virginia
02/08/2012

Speaker Series:

Wheaton Speaker Series
02/27/2012

Classes:

Filling the Gaps in Pain Care:
An 8 week program designed for people with pain and their families to improve their ability to manage chronic pain.

Mindfulness:
You will learn and practice ways to relieve anxiety, stress, and pain through awareness and relaxation.

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Power Over Pain Action Network
Pain Connection has joined the American Pain Foundation in a collaborative effort to advocate for a national pain policy, appropriate pain care and public awareness in the Power Over Pain Action Network. Read more...