Gaylord medical director Dr. Jerrold Kaplan said many patients these days are looking for alternatives to dealing with ...

Scientists may finally have an explanation for why poor sleep is tied to chronic pain. A new mouse study suggests that nerve injuries make certain brain cells go haywire during sleep, and this sudden ...

Chronic pain affects millions and often resists medical treatment. German researchers are exploring how the brain’s pain ...

Nerve or neuropathic pain has long been a tricky condition to treat effectively. However, a new study has comprehensively evaluated current drug and non-drug therapies to provide up-to-date guidelines ...

Pain is easy to understand until it isn’t. A stubbed toe or sprained ankle hurts, but it makes sense because the cause is clear and the pain fades as you heal. But what if the pain didn’t go away?

We appreciate the constructive remarks by Chung-Wei Christine Lin and colleagues regarding our systematic review and resulting recommendations.1 Our systematic review and meta-analysis were explicitly ...

Damage or injury to the nerves in the central or peripheral nervous system can cause neuropathic pain. This could be a sharp, burning sensation or numbness and tingling. Diabetes, cancer, and other ...

Doctors define nociceptive pain as the discomfort you feel in response to damage to your tissues. Most pain you experience is nociceptive pain, and it commonly affects your muscles, joints, and bones.

Depending on the cause, nerve pain can become chronic, but there are many mediation options that can help. Nerve pain, also known as neuropathic pain, can come in various forms, from stabbing and ...

Neuropathic ulcers are a common complication in people with nerve damage, particularly those with diabetes or spinal cord injuries. Neuropathic ulcers can be challenging to treat, leading to ...