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Mindfulness & Healthy Eating Mini-Course
The Chronic Pain & Fatigue Research Center Presents: Health Equity Core Mindfulness & Healthy Eating Course
Feature on Chronic Pain
According to Daniel Clauw, a physician-scientist at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, many studies show that “if you do make someone’s pain dramatically better”, say with knee replacement surgery, “you often make anxiety, depression, catastrophizing dramatically better”.

The CPFRC presents The Health Equity Newsletter
The latest news, views, and announcements from our Health Equity Core


CPFRC to Establish First National Training Program for Early-Career Researchers!
The CPFRC was awarded a $10.7M grant from the NIH to establish the first national training program for early-career pain researchers. Click here for more

International Association for the Study of Pain Features CPFRC
The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) featured the CPFRC on IASP TV at the 2022 World Congress on Pain!

2022 Pain Short Course Registration Open
Thank you all for a great 2022 Pain Short Course!
Click here for more information.

2022 UM Pain Short Course Announced
August 1st and August 2nd in the Kahn Auditorium in Biomedical Sciences Research Building.
Check back here as more information becomes available.

Spotlight: Health Equity Core
Did you know the CPFRC has a Health Equity initiative?
Click here to find out more about our Healthy Equity Core

Women are more susceptible to long Covid, but will we listen to them?
"We have a unique window to analyze how the virus overlaps with chronic illnesses – but medicine has a habit of dismissing women who suffer from them"
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Dr. Clauw Speaks on Cannabinoids during Family Medicine Course
"A Practical Approach to Cannabinoids in Treatment of Pain"
Dr. Daniel Clauw in an audio presentation during the Sports Medicine for the Primary Care Physician & Fall Update in Family Medicine course.

The Nature of Pain: Approach Brings Relief Without Opioids
Dr. Clauws Fibromyalgia seminars help to change the life of a local man addicted to Opioids

The Unexpected Diversity of Pain
It comes in many types that each require specialized treatment, and scientists are learning to diagnose different varieties
By Amber Dance , Knowable Magazine on January
NPR Interview with Dr. Dan Clauw
Arthritis Foundation Releases Guidelines For Patients Who Want To Use CBD To Manage Pain

From the Archives: CBD For Pain Relief: What the Science Says
Should CBD be part of your pain-management arsenal? We dig into the research.

Dr. Dan Clauw Makes Consumer Reports

CPFRC Makes Cover of PAIN Magazine
Functional and neurochemical disruptions of brain hub topology in chronic pain

Moderate Alcohol Intake Associated with Less Chronic Pain, Depression
People with chronic pain or fibromyalgia who engage in low-risk drinking habits report fewer symptoms and improved function than teetotalers.

60 Minutes Interview with Dr. Dan Clauw
Dr. Daniel Clauw says suddenly restricting opioids could be “catastrophic” for some chronic pain patients