“There’s no shame in using whatever tools help you function… Medication is not failure. You’re not broken because you need support—you’re #resilient because you keep showing up… Give yourself the grace to rest.” vikkyleaney.substack.com/p/my-top-5-pain-manageme... #PainAwarenessMonth
November is #PainAwarenessMonth. Chronic pain affects 1 in 5 Canadians and is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. We asked IALH research fellows and student affiliates to share how their work is advancing approaches to pain assessment, prevention, and treatment.
🎗️ Pain Awareness Month
🧠 At The Sense, Prof. Chantal Berna Renella’s team studies how hypnosis & mindfulness affect stress, pain, and cognition.
💡 Translating neuroscience into hospital care to improve lives.
🔗 the-sense.ch/pain-interoception/?lang=en
#PainAwarenessMonth #Neuroscience
“There’s no shame in using whatever tools help you function… Medication is not failure. You’re not broken because you need support—you’re #resilient because you keep showing up… Give yourself the grace to rest.” vikkyleaney.substack.com/p/my-top-5-pain-manageme... #PainAwarenessMonth
As #PainAwarenessMonth 2025 draws to a close, we wanted to highlight the social and psychosocial impact of chronic pain. Work by the #CRIISP consortium looked at the influence of relationships, lifestyle and work on chronic pain in this PPIE-driven systematic review
www.growkudos.com/publications...
An older woman clutching her chest in pain
🟣 It’s the final day of #PainAwarenessMonth, so what better time to spotlight the invisible burden many people with #MultipleSclerosis carry.
A new study from our #MSResearch Flagship researchers found that 53% of over 1600 participants experience regular pain. 20% reported 5–10 different types.
It's the last day of #PainAwarenessMonth so #LetsTalkAboutPain. Tell me what your number is on this pain scale. I'll start: My numbers are 10-13 every single day all month with 💩 hitting the fan in the late afternoon and drilling me through until 'bed time'. I'll be honest: I have suffered these past five weeks since my flight. Every day I've wondered how much more I can take! Let's move on to our more realistic chronic pain scale: 0-2 Really?! I didn't know this even existed. 3-4 My normal every day / lower normal. Can almost function as a normal person and very easy to hide. 5-6 Annoying. Also my normal on the medium day or after a busy day. Can normally continue every day things and can be hidden pretty well. 7-9 Angry. Irritable. Can be my background during high pain days. Often a warning of what is to come and when the mask starts to slip. Should plan to be home or close to home. Will be around close friends who understand only. 10-12 Nope. Intermittent crying. This is high background pain with multiple spasms / shocks an hour. Will need to go home now and will only be around those closest to me. Probably in bed resting. 13+ No words to describe. Uncontrolled. Inconsolable or silent. Unable to move. Should probably see a doctor but I never do. It will pass! Credit @PinkyAndThePain Other than talking about being outside my home and around other people I'd say this paint scale is pretty accurate. #PAM2025 #MySeveralWorlds #ChronicPainIs uncontrolled this month.
It's the last day of #PainAwarenessMonth so #LetsTalkAboutPain.
Tell me what your number is on this pain scale.
My numbers are 10-13 every single day all month .
Text in ALT
0-2
3-4
5-6
7-9
10-12
13+
Credit @PinkyAndThePain
#PAM2025 #MySeveralWorlds #ChronicPainIs
“There‘s not one moment I‘m not in pain. The medication simply allows pain to be at a level where I don’t absolutely lose my mind… Sometimes my pain‘s so intense that [#opioids] don’t even touch it. Anyone with severe #ChronicPain will tell you the same.” https://buff.ly/JIxkVcV #PainAwarenessMonth
Text reads "September is International Pain Awareness Month!" Image of an individual in a yellow shirt hunched over with a hand on their back. They have dark brown hair and a pained expression. The background is dark blue with a light blue frame, and there is a looping arrow in the bottom right corner pointing to the right.
Header reads "International Pain Awareness Month". Text reads "Did You Know? Nearly 8 million Canadians live with chronic pain; Indigenous peoples and 2SLGBTQIA+ peoples are disproportionately impacted by chronic pain and face greater barriers to accessing effective care; More than 64% of Canadians with pain believe their quality of life would improve if they could afford more non-pharmacological treatments; Women and girls are more likely to have their pain overlooked and left untreated due to gender biases in our healthcare system; People with chronic pain are twice as likely to experience anxiety & depression". Image of an individual with a blue tank top, long reddish-brown hair, and a sad expression as they have a hand on their chest in pain. The background is dark blue with a light blue frame, and there is a looping arrow in the bottom right corner pointing to the right. Footer reads "September 2025" with a source link "paincanada.ca/resources." The background is dark blue with a light blue frame. There is a looping arrow in the bottom right corner pointing to the right.
Header reads "International Pain Awareness Month". Text reads "According to the 2022 Canadian Survey on Disability (CSD)... 1: Pain-related disabilities were the most common disability type for Canadians age 15 years and over (17%); 2: Pain-related disabilities had the second largest increase between the 2017 and 2022 CSDs; 3: Pain-related disabilities were the third most common disability type for youth age 15 -24 years old". Image of a person with short brown hair and a yellow shirt holding both hands to their chest in pain. Footer reads "September 2025" with a source link "www.150statcan.gc.ca". he background is dark blue with a light blue frame.
(1/1) Did you know that September is International Pain Awareness Month?
Use #PainAwarenessMonth to help spread awareness about pain and pain-related disabilities.
#InternationalPainAwarenessMonth
Is what you eat affecting your health?
#SelfManagement #PainAwarenessMonth #ChronicPain #HealthyEating
New MSc in Pain Neurosciences. Ready to shape the future of pain research? Applications open soon for 2026 admission.
September is #PainAwarenessMonth, and we are excited to be launching our brand-new MSc in Pain Neurosciences. Could you help shape the future of #pain research? Opening soon for 2026 admissions 👀
Learn more 👇
bit.ly/OxMScPain
“Rate your pain 0–10.”
But what if you have three different kinds of pain at once?
📊 The pain scale is broken →
creakyjoints.org/living-with-...
#PainAwarenessMonth #ChronicPain #PatientAdvocate
Here's a good reminder from Arthritis Foundation to keep in mind with exercise and arthritis pain. The reason I post this today is because in 2009 when I experienced knee swelling and pain just before I got my axSpA diagnosis, I thought a gentle walk might help. I got myself into a situation where my legs gave out and I could not get home. That is when I realized I needed medical attention and the ER doctors I saw in Taiwan immediately suspected inflammatory arthritis. That urge to move is strong because arthritis patients know 'motion is lotion'. If we don't use it, we lose it! But we also need to remember our joints can only handle so much and often 'rest is best'. As we wrap up September and this huge awareness month, I hope you found my posts helpful! EXERCISE AND ARTHRITIS PAIN STOP ACTIVITY WHEN: 🔴 Pain is sharp or intense 🔴 Joints become swollen or hot 🔴 Joint feels unstable or unable to support your weight 🔴 Persistent fatigue or discomfort after exercise Credit: Arthritis Foundation #PAM2025 #MySeveralWorlds #PainAwarenessMonth #ArthritisAwarenessMonth
EXERCISE & ARTHRITIS PAIN
STOP ACTIVITY WHEN:
🔴Pain is sharp or intense
🔴Joints become swollen/hot
🔴Joint feels unstable or unable to support your weight
🔴Persistent fatigue or discomfort after exercise
Arthritis Foundation
#PAM2025 #MySeveralWorlds #PainAwarenessMonth
#ArthritisAwarenessMonth
“It’s silly. I know it is. But, I feel like a failure… Writing this isn’t going to offer me or you any help, other than to know #YouAreNotAlone. If you’re struggling and your health is taking all of your available energy, just know I’m sitting here too.” https://buff.ly/IqTbDvn #PainAwarenessMonth
Unhelpful beliefs about the nature of pain. drive the boom-bust cycle.
Want to learn more? 📺 bit.ly/3PrYQfU
#SelfManagement #ChronicPain #PainAwarenessMonth #BoomBust
“It’s tempting to pretend I’m as healthy as can be but when I ignore my limitations—I land in bed for days.” Denial Only Makes #ChronicPain and Illness Worse www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/turning-straw-in... #PainAwarenessMonth
Effects of Chronic Pain on the Patient 🖤 Physical Functioning *Ability to perform activities of daily living *Sleep disturbances 🖤 Psychological Morbidity *Depression *Anxiety *Anger *Loss of self-esteem 🖤 Social Consequences *Relationships with family and friends *Intimacy/sexual activity *Social isolation 🖤 Societal Consequences *Healthcare costs *Disability *Lost workdays Credit Unknown #PAM2025 #MySeveralWorlds #PainAwarenessMonth
Effects of Chronic Pain
on the Patient
🖤 Physical Functioning
🖤 Psychological Morbidity
🖤 Social Consequences
🖤 Societal Consequences
Credit Unknown
#PAM2025 #MySeveralWorlds
#PainAwarenessMonth
On a bad day, pain is up and people are forced to rest.
Want to learn more about boom-bust? ➡️📺 bit.ly/3PrYQfU
#BoomBust #SelfManagement #ChronicPain #PainAwarenessMonth
"Chronic pain is considered a disease all on its own by the World Health Organization with 2 classifications: Chronic Primary Pain & Chronic Secondary Pain. Since 2018 Fibromyalgia has been referred to as Chronic Primary Pain." Credit: FibroFit Community #PAM2025 #MySeveralWorlds #PainAwarenessMonth
"Chronic pain is considered a disease all on its own by the WHO with 2 classifications:
Chronic Primary Pain &
Chronic Secondary Pain.
Since 2018 Fibromyalgia has been referred to as Chronic Primary Pain."
Credit: FibroFit Community
#PAM2025 #MySeveralWorlds #PainAwarenessMonth
“I struggle a lot with accepting my life the way it is now. I had to give up lifelong dreams and accept the fact that my body is not capable of doing the things I love to do… I struggle with accepting the lack of control.” https://buff.ly/38xVMgh #PainAwarenessMonth #ChronicIllness #Disability
Imagine a world without Pain. September is Pain Awareness Month, a time to raise public awareness of issues related to pain and pain management in children and adolescents.
Let's continue the journey together. buff.ly/IanV2K5
#PedsPain #PainAwarenessMonth #PediatricPain
To close out Pain Awareness Month we focus on children and their parents.
Read more here: anodunos.getlearnworlds.com/blog/unseen-...
#PainAwarenessMonth #PediatricPain #ChronicPain #PainManagement #PatientAdvocacy #HealthcareEducation #ChronicPainNavigator #FamilySupport #Caregivers #Anodunos
September is Pain Awareness Month 💜 Living with chronic pain isn’t always visible—and that’s what makes it so often misunderstood. Community, advocacy, and compassion matter more than ever.
#PainAwarenessMonth
Today I made an image for a fan of this page. I can't tag her as we're not friends but her words resonated deeply enough that I had to create it in detail. Sandie's words to describe pain earlier this month were, "That would be "my little dwarf with a pick axe" pain..." So appropriate! Here he is for #PainAwarenessMonth! #PAM2025 #MySeveralWorlds
Today I made an image for a fan of this page.
Her words to describe pain earlier this month were, "That would be "my little dwarf with a pick axe" pain..."
So appropriate! Here he is for #PainAwarenessMonth!
#PAM2025 #MySeveralWorlds
Early disclosure can help. Source - bit.ly/3VI57af
#ReturntoWork #ChronicPain #SelfManagement #PainAwarenessMonth
🤕 September is #PainAwarenessMonth.
Tobi Oyedele is a summer student in the lab of Dr. Hance Clarke, a Clinician Investigator at UHN's Krembil Brain Institute.
Back in August, Tobi told us about his project involving chronic pain and mental health. ⬇️
🔗: linktr.ee/krembil
Attendees at Amsterdam World Congress on Pain 2024 PAM 4
IASP connects pain professionals across 100+ countries, creating opportunities for collaboration. That collective spirit is what makes the World Congress on Pain the world’s largest and most impactful gathering of pain professionals. bit.ly/4nfC5eo #PainAwarenessMonth #IASP26
