Everyone experiences occasional aches and pains. In fact, sudden pain is an important reaction of the nervous system that helps alert you to possible injury. When an injury occurs, pain signals travel ...

In 2020, an estimated 54 million adults in the U.S. were living with chronic pain. Over 25 percent of them were treating their pain only with medication, and about 60 percent combined medicine with ...

Chronic low back pain is one of the most prevalent and disabling medical conditions worldwide. Chronic low back pain can interfere with work, family life, and overall wellbeing. Despite advances in ...

Chronic pain is remarkably common: Roughly 20% of adults in the US live with it. And people with chronic pain are more likely to have depression, anxiety, and substance abuse disorders. But this ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have developed a new comprehensive mapping of genetic activity for understanding the causes of chronic pain. The study, published in Nature ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Chronic pain – millions of Americans live with it every day. Studies suggest more than thirty percent of children grow up with chronic pain. What causes it? The answer may ...

An in-depth review of chronic postfracture pain, detailing prevalence, modifiable risk factors (smoking, obesity), neural/molecular mechanisms, and assessment tools to support non-opioid analgesic ...

Chronic pain is extremely common. What is it, and why is it so hard for many Americans to get relief? Muscle and joint aches. Shooting, stinging, or burning pain. Ongoing stiffness or squeezing ...

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

Non-Opioid Medications Modern pain science has advanced tremendously, leading to the development of new non-opioid ...

Muscle and joint aches. Shooting, stinging, or burning pain. Ongoing stiffness or squeezing sensations, pain so persistent and intense that it leads to constant fatigue, anxiety, depression, and ...