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Know
Your Rights!
As a person with pain, you have the right to:
- Have your report of pain taken seriously and to be treated
with dignity and respect by doctors, nurses, pharmacists
and other healthcare professionals.
- Have your pain thoroughly assessed and promptly treated.
- Be informed by your healthcare provider about what may
be causing your pain, possible treatments and the benefits,
risks
and costs of each.
- Participate actively in decisions about how to manage your
pain.
- Have your pain reassessed regularly and your treatment
adjusted if your pain has not been eased.
- Be referred to a pain specialist if your pain persists.
- Get clear and prompt answers to your questions, take time
to make decisions and refuse a particular type of treatment
if you choose.
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Recent News
| American Pain Foundation Launches Fibromyalgia Awareness Pilot Project in Missouri |
| To raise awareness about fibromyalgia (FM), an often misdiagnosed, musculoskeletal pain
condition that affects up to six million Americans, the American Pain Foundation (APF) is piloting a Is Fibro the Cause? awareness project in Missouri. They are working with community and statebased alliance groups and fibro advocates to disseminate our new Is Fibro the Cause? toolkit.
Not only does this toolkit include helpful tips and resources on how to recognize fibromyalgia’s
signs and symptoms, but also provides a worksheet to help track symptoms and facilitate
communication with your health care provider.
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