Mission
The Power of Pain Foundation's mission is to educate and show support for Chronic Pain Patients, specifically those with Neuropathy Pain conditions including Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD), Diabetic Neuropathy and Post Cancer Pain. We fulfill our mission by:

Promoting public and professional awareness of Neuropathy chronic pain conditions
Educate those afflicted with the syndrome, their families, friends and healthcare providers on the disabling pain it causes.
Action-oriented public awareness, education, and pain policy improvement through activities and efforts to eliminate the under treatment of chronic pain.
Commitment to raising funds for financial, emotional and educational support for chronic pain sufferers who have Neuropathy pain conditions.

Objectives
The foundations objectives are reached by important education, support and enhancement projects that do not receive government funding but are much needed. The Power of Pain Foundation demonstrates its commitment to the chronic pain community by promoting new knowledge in the cause and treatment of chronic pain conditions including RSD.

Goals
The ultimate goal is to allow chronic pain patients the ability to perform their regular activities in the community and to bolster society's ability to provide full opportunities and appropriate supports for its pain citizens. Through supporting education for pain patients, family members, caretakers and medical professionals, we make an important contribution to the overall knowledge and treatment of chronic pain. This allows our foundation to affect the lives of the millions of people with Neuropathy pain nationwide as well as chronic pain patient’s, caretakers, family members and healthcare professionals.

Non-Profit Status
The POPF is a registered not-for-profit organization founded in the state of Virginia on January 2007 with the mandate of providing financial, emotional and physical support that assists chronic pain patients with Neuropathy conditions. In particular, the POPF provides financial support to people who are in a crisis situation. Our program helps them pursue much needed medical treatment, durable medical equipment and support. Thanks to the generosity of supporters like you, our grants can help many patients every year to better their situation caused by chronic pain. What's more, every penny of every donation you make goes directly to the program. This is the good that comes from the Power Of Pain.

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Needs
Much more research is needed into these painful diseases. For instance, we need so desperately to raise awareness for Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome (RSD aka CRPS). The condition of RSD affects both men and woman of all ages and can affect your entire body. Most suffers are affected in the extremities. However, RSD can also attack your eyes, internal organs, and can develop full body. RSD effects females three to one over men. If a patient is treated in the first 3-9 months of contracting RSD, there is a greater chance of it going into remission. However, after 6-9 months, the remission rate is extremely low. Therefore, education and research are very sorely needed. Most doctors do not study RSD in medical school; however, if they knew the signs and symptoms they could save many lives from suffering with this chronic pain nerve disorder.

The Power of Pain Foundation (POPF) provides community based support services that address the immediate need of Neuropathy pain patients. Accordingly, beneficiaries include patients who are economically and socially affected by these invisible diseases. Whether you have Neuropathy pain or are a caregiver, family member or friend of someone diagnosed, we'll help you face the challenges and life changes of chronic nerve pain, head on.

The POPF coordinates events to raise money for the purpose of education enrichment, leadership training programs and support projects for chronic pain patients suffering with Neurological conditions such as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD), Post Cancer and Diabetic Neuropathy. Chronic pain affects the entire family and it needs to be treated that way right from the start, everyone needs to be involved. With proven research and emerging information, physicians are not yet up to date with appropriate treatment practices. Patients still are not getting a timely diagnosis allowing for proper treatment. There is still a tremendous amount of misinformation passed around in the healthcare and public circles. There is no personality type associated with RSD, anyone can get it at any age. This is not a psychiatric illness and physicians are now realizing that depression is normal for people in extreme pain.

Additional Info
There are millions of people with Neuropathy, and it is not talked about much. We are trying to change that with your help! At the POPF, we know that education and research can transform a person's future. We see it happen all the time. However, there is a catch. People who live with chronic pain usually lack the funds needed for proper medical treatment, medications and basic living expenses. They do not have many places to go for support or understanding.