Dealing with chronic conditions can be debilitating, that was certainly the case for sisters Britney Chavez and JeriAnn ...

When Caroline Beall, DO, a family and sports medicine physician in Michigan, was 16, she felt a deep, burning ache radiate across her lower back during volleyball practice. Osteopathic manipulation ...

Scientists who study chronic pain have long puzzled over a particular type of scenario: A man and woman get into a car accident and sustain the same injuries. But the woman experiences long-lasting ...

Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have identified a specific brain circuit that plays a crucial role in deciding whether pain becomes chronic, a finding that could someday lead to new ...

This is a first post in a 2-part series. How might non-pharmacological approaches, such as positive psychology, offer tangible hope for those who experience chronic pain? My research team has been ...

Here’s some spine-tingling news. New research suggests a drug already available on pharmacy shelves could help ease chronic lower back pain. It’s a welcome discovery for the millions of Americans who ...

A neural circuit hidden in an understudied region of the brain plays a critical role in turning temporary pain into pain that can last months or years, according to new University of Colorado Boulder ...

Once used mainly for distraction, VR is now being studied as a way to retrain the brain’s pain pathways—especially for people with chronic and hard-to-treat conditions. Virtual reality isn’t just for ...

When you strain your back or burn your arm, receptor cells send messages along your nerve pathways to your brain. This results in a feeling of pain, a signal from your body that you must tend to it; ...

Chronic pain might quietly push people toward developing high blood pressure—and the more widespread the pain, the greater the danger. A massive analysis of over 200,000 adults uncovered strong links ...

StemWave shockwave therapy demonstrates success rates between 80-90% for chronic pain sufferers using acoustic wave technology The treatment effectively addresses joint pain, tendonitis, back pain, ...