Many people across the world live with chronic pain. People can try to manage chronic pain by exercising, enjoying an active social life, and following any medication and treatment regimens their ...

Chronic low back pain significantly affects quality of life for millions of people worldwide. Back pain makes it difficult to ...

51.6 million Americans live with chronic pain. A new device created by USC biomedical engineers could help sufferers avoid the need for opioids. Image/Karolina Grabowska, Pexels. Chronic pain is a ...

An estimated one in five Americans live with chronic pain and current treatment options leave much to be desired. Scientists are now using artificial intelligence (AI) for drug discovery in advanced ...

Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is an irreversible, inflammatory disease leading to fibrosis and both exocrine and endocrine pancreatic insufficiency. Pain is the most debilitating symptom of CP, and its ...

We’re in big trouble in this country when it comes to pain medications. For many years, due to a lack of knowledge and unscrupulous tactics by some pharmaceutical companies, we relied on narcotic pain ...

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Once used mainly for distraction, VR is now being studied as a way to retrain the brain’s pain pathways—especially for people ...

As the local anesthetic faded after surgery, Sean Forsberg waited for the pain to come back. The 39-year-old Surrey resident ...

Identifying the best medication for chronic pain depends on underlying causes and how severe your symptoms are. Pain is a complex combination of psychological, social, and biological factors. This ...

Tramadol is widely prescribed for chronic pain, but a new review suggests the relief is modest and the risks may be greater than many realize.