CALL TO ACTION:   Contact Your Members of Congress

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Dr. Daniel Clauw is a Professor of Anesthesiology, Medicine (Rheumatology) and Psychiatry at the University of Michigan. He serves as Director of the Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center and the Co-Director of the NIH HEAL National K12 Clinical Pain Career Development Training Program. He is an internationally known expert in chronic pain, and especially the central nervous system contributions to chronic pain states, performing past or ongoing work in numerous pain conditions.

Christin Veasley is a Co-founder and Director of the Chronic Pain Research Alliance. She has lived with chronic pain since surviving a near-fatal accident in her teens. Her health experiences led her to pursue a bachelor of science degree, time conducting neuroscience research at Johns Hopkins Medical School. Her life’s work has been to advocate for the acceleration of rigorous multidisciplinary pain research and the translation of research findings into meaningful change for people with chronic pain.

Dr. Linda Porter directed the Office of Pain Policy and Planning at the National Institutes of Health until 2025 when the Office was abolished. She played an essential role in coordinating activities of the NIH ain Consortium and the Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee, an advisory committee to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Dr. Porter co-chaired the development of the National Pain Strategy and the Federal Pain Research Strategy. She was engaged in the development and implementation of the NIH Helping to End Addiction and the Acute to Chronic Pain Signatures Program.

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Mark Thiesmeyer Hook has a master’s degree in Exercise Science and Public Health Nutrition from the University of Michigan. As a certified exercise physiologist and registered dietitian, he has a deep understanding of how the body moves, as well as his own personal story where chronic pain has profoundly influenced his professional path.

Mark is the founder of Better Living Fitness, where for over 25 years, he and his team have helped people throughout the world restore balance, build strength, and move with less pain. More recently, he launched Align Athlete, a company focused on innovative tools to promote mobilization and the realignment of the body for better performance and lasting pain relief.

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Adult Scoliosis Study

Adult Scoliosis and Spinal Fusion Study

New York Times - Glute Amnesia/Dead Butt Syndrome

Glute Activator - Align Athlete's solution to Gluteal Amnesia

Align Athlete

Better Living Fitness

Mark’s additional bona fides:
University of Michigan -master’s degrees-Exercise Science, Public Health Nutrition
Former President of the Michigan Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
ACSM Certified Exercise Physiologist

 

 

 

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Dr. Rob Edwards is a licensed clinical psychologist in the Pain Management Center in the Department of Anesthesiology at Mass General Brigham Hospital for the Harvard Medical School. He has a PhD in Medical Psychology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and a Masters in Public Health. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Pain Psychology at Johns Hopkins, before joining the faculty there in Psychiatry. 

Dr. Edwards moved to Brigham & Women’s Hospital in 2008 where her provides clinical care at the Brigham and Williams Hospital Pain Management Center. As a researcher, he studies the neurobiological mechanisms by which psychosocial processes shape individual differences or, more commonly, he studies the bidirectional relationships between mind and body.

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 https://www.brighamandwomens.org/anesthesiology-and-pain-medicine/research/robert-edwards-research

  https://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/display/Person/19302

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Cheryl Crow is an occupational therapist and a fierce advocate for comprehensive arthritis care. She joins us to talk about the unique challenges of life as a young person living with rheumatoid arthritis. Her often hilarious and many times courageous observations are the fodder for her own podcast, Arthritis Life, as well as her time with us.
Prepare for an incredibly insightful and uplifting conversation! Revisit our third episode of the CHRONIC PAIN RESET Podcast, recorded on March 20, 2024, features a candid and captivating discussion between Afton and Cheryl. Discover fresh perspectives, gain valuable insights, and find renewed motivation, an experience that will leave you feeling empowered. Enjoy every moment!

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Website:
https://arthritis.theenthusiasticlife.com/

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This episode opens with the theme song from the musical Painless.*

Amy Bohnert, PhD, MHS is a professor of anesthesiology and co-director of the opioid research institute at the University of Michigan. She studies opioid safety, chronic pain, and mental and behavioral health conditions. Dr. Bohnert has served on several key national committees, including for the National Academies of Science and Medicine and on the Stanford-Lancet Commission on the North American Opioid Crisis. 

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Opioid Prescribing and Engagement Network (OPEN)
 Michigan OPEN
https://michigan-open.org/

COMPASS
 https://www.michiganmedicine.org/news-release/trial-and-error-targeted-precision-179m-grant-accelerates-u-m-mental-health-research 

SAMHSA 

https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help

*Special thanks to Dr. Chad Brummett, Co-Director of the Overdose Prevention
Engagement Network known as OPEN, also at the University of Michigan. OPEN aims to apply a preventative approach to the opioid epidemic in the United States.

NBC’s Harry Smith reports for The TODAY Show. Unique Musical Aims To Raise Awareness Of Opioid Risk To Teens Performers from the epidemic musical theatre program at the University of Michigan are working in a joint venture with Michigan Medicine to raise awareness about addiction issues through a unique performance.

https://youtu.be/pp82-N3Z_4s

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Roger B. Fillingim, PhD is a Distinguished Professor and Associate Dean of Planning & Institutional Effectiveness in the University of Florida College of Dentistry. 

He is also the Director of the University of Florida Pain Research & Intervention Center of Excellence. His research investigates biological and psychosocial contributions to individual differences in pain and its treatment. Dr. Fillingim’s research has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health since 1994, including a current MERIT award from the National Institute on Aging. 

Dr. Fillingim served as President of the American Pain Society (APS) from 2012 to 2014 and was inducted into the Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida in 2024.

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Find and contact your elected officials.

https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials

United States Association for the Study of Pain

https://www.usasp.org/

International Association for the Study of Pain

https://www.iasp-pain.org/

American Chronic Pain Association

https://www.acpanow.com/#/

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Dr. Mary Janevic is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Health Behavior and Health Equity in the School of Public Health. She is trained in community health sciences, social epidemiology, and gerontology. She received her PhD at the University of Michigan School of Public Health and did a post-doc in the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at University College London.  

Her current research program focuses on testing behavioral interventions to promote chronic pain self-management and other aspects of healthy aging that leverage individual and community strengths. She has a particular interest in community health workers as a workforce that can help extend holistic chronic pain care to underserved populations.

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RESET: “Re-engaging in Self-care and Enjoying Today”
 
Podcast: Power of Positivity

https://www.resetstudy.org/week-1-power-in-positivity/

University of Michigan: School of Public Health - RESET Study   

In collaboration with the Detroit Health Department

https://www.resetstudy.org/ 

Book: The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson

AARP: https://www.aarp.org/

Area agencies on aging: https://acl.gov/programs/aging-and-disability-networks/area-agencies-aging 

 

 

 
 

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Dr. Kim Dupree Jones is nurse practitioner and a Professor and the Associate Dean for Academic Advancement at Emory University. Her area of research expertise is fibromyalgia.
Her work is cited in national and international fibromyalgia treatment guidelines and texts including Cecil’s Textbook of Medicine, Physical Rehabilitation & Medicine, Kelly’s Textbook of Rheumatology and Neurology in Clinical Practice. 
 
She is a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing and is a Sigma International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame Fellow in recognition of her overall body of academic work.

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Book: Chronic Pain Reset
https://www.amazon.com/Chronic-Pain-Reset-Activities-Practices/dp/1682687651

Video: Tame the Best
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikUzvSph7Z4

Book: When Children Feel Pain
https://www.amazon.com/When-Children-Feel-Pain-Conditions/dp/0674185021

Book: Less Pain, Fewer Pills
https://www.amazon.com/Less-Pain-Fewer-Pills-Prescription/dp/1936693585

Sean Mackey Huberman Lab Podcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9lORz2_XSU

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Christin Veasley is a nationally recognized advocate for pain research, driven by her own experience with chronic pain after surviving a near-fatal accident at age 15. With a science background and a deep personal connection to the cause, she has worked to advance pain science and ensure research leads to meaningful change for those living with chronic pain. 
Chris co-founded the Chronic Pain Research Alliance in 2009 and is currently co-chair of the NIH's ENGAGE Working Group, developing the first agency-wide guidance for embedding patient partnership in all NIH-funded clinical research. She is a trusted voice in the field, authoring publications and speaking on the intersection of science, policy, and lived experience.

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https://resiliencephotography.com/

 

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Dr. Lindsey Delott is an Assistant Professor with joint appointments in Neurology and Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences at the University of Michigan. She also serves as the Section Lead for Neuro-Ophthalmology at the renowned Kellogg Eye Center. 

Her work focuses on understanding the impact of neurologic and neuro-ophthalmic conditions, such as chronic eye pain, visual phenomena, and optic disorders on her patients’ functioning and well-being. Her pioneering research has been supported by the National Institutes of Health and various philanthropic and professional organizations.

See below for Dr. Delott’s links:

UM Health link to the study: https://umhealthresearch.org/studies/HUM00256221

Kellogg Eye Center Annual Report (Dr. Delott’s research): https://issuu.com/u-mkelloggeyecenter/docs/kellogg_eye_center_annual_report_2023-24/s/64832328 

Dr. Delott’s medical school profile : https://medschool.umich.edu/profile/2080/lindsey-b-de-lott

 

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