Introducing Good Grief By Annie Skapinsky, Marketing & Media Welcome to Good Grief, the Community Pain Center (CPC) blog! This is the place where you can meet the “brains behind the business.” We want you [...]

The Myths & Legends of the Dragonfly The Community Pain Center has chosen the Dragonfly as the Community's symbol. The legends and myths that surround the dragonfly are symbolic of many of the beliefs that [...]

Balancing Evidence-based Medicine and Personalized Medicine The Community Pain Center (CPC) encourages individuals with pain to be well informed about their condition, available treatment options, and resources for optimal care. Two terms important to [...]

If You Feel it, the Pain is Real Pain is a perception produced in the brain. This perception is often associated with some bodily damage, but it does not have to be. Usually there is [...]

There is Power in Numbers Historically, pain has been studied in relationship to specific diseases (e.g., osteoarthritis, cancer, HIV, etc.), bodily regions (e.g., head pain, back pain, shoulder pain), or in relationship to medical procedures [...]

Top 5 Tips to Getting a Better Night’s Sleep By Kristen Lavoie, Marketing and Promotions As a fellow chronic pain patient, I am passionate about helping others in pain and sharing helpful tips whenever possible. [...]

Science Fiction of the Past Is Now Modern Technology By Bethany Smeltzer, Marketing When we read books written from the 1980s, the authors were visionaries when describing technology that hadn’t been invented yet. But now [...]

Anything Is Possible By Lynne Matallana, President & CEO In 1995, my life had become a practice of patience. I would tell myself, “I can stand this pain for two more months,” and I would [...]