Chronic pain might not be what you think. Staying hydrated could ease aches cramps and headaches more than you realize Start ...

Chronic pain can develop when the brain continues to send out pain messages even after an injury has healed. When this occurs ...

Researchers have developed a compound that relieves pain in mice but doesn't affect the brain, thereby avoiding mind-altering side effects and abuse potential. The custom-designed molecule, derived ...

Structural and functional changes of the brain occur in many chronic pain conditions, including chronic low back pain (CLBP), and these brain abnormalities can be reversed by effective treatment.

It is a nothingness many people with chronic pain are plunged into when their symptoms defy simple explanation. As a ...

The brain-gut axis (BGA) is emerging as a critical mediator in chronic pain, involving bidirectional communication between the central nervous system and the gastrointestinal system. The “Pain Matrix” ...

TSUKUBA, Japan — Stubbing your toe can be surprisingly painful, leaving you wincing more than anticipated. It turns out that ...

Doctors typically prescribe drugs like gabapentin (used for epilepsy) or duloxetine (an antidepressant) to manage nerve pain.

Pain is a universal experience that, while unpleasant, serves a crucial purpose: to protect us. But when pain becomes a ...

Catarina Craveiro, a biomedical research technician from Lisbon, had been hobbled by lower back pain from scoliosis since ...