Last week we discussed that 89% of people with chronic pain have never participated in research. Even when research does happen, it often completely misses the point because the very people it's meant to help aren't in the room where it happens.
The U.S. Pain Foundation just released groundbreaking data from their May 2025 survey of over 2,400 people nationwide, and one statistic stopped us cold: 89% of adults with chronic pain have NEVER participated in a research study.
We tell physicians: "You are licensed to treat patients with chronic pain." Then we hand them a curriculum with less than 10 hours on pain management.
We often hear: "Patients must self-manage their chronic pain." And sure, that makes sense in theory — they live with it day in, day out. But in practice, who teaches them?
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