Teaching with chronic illness requires boundaries, community, and courage. It asks us to redefine our worth, not by how much ...
Twenty-four-year-old Jaali Barton says chronic pelvic pain has taken over her life despite her efforts to seek treatment. Major gaps in research on pelvic pain have been blamed for a lack of effective ...
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 ...
Over 65% of U.S. veterans suffer from chronic pain, a rate higher than the general population. The VA's reduction in opioid prescriptions has left many veterans seeking alternative pain management ...
Should I try cannabis for my back pain? It's a question spine surgeon Richard Price says he gets at least several times a day from patients who come into his clinic. When Price finally dived into the ...
Thunderstorms erupting in the South and Midwest to kick off the weekend could turn severe and produce dangerous winds, a few tornadoes and heavy rain. It’s not been a particularly active fall so far, ...
People with severe chronic pain were far more likely to have elevated levels of eosinophils, a type of white blood cell, a new study found, hinting at an immune link to pain – but the rise in these ...
Following successful gatherings in Madrid and Zurich, these upcoming forums continue the group’s mission of building empathy-based bridges between patients, clinicians, scientists, and policymakers.
As pediatric pain psychologists, we often wish we had a magic wand that could wave away the suffering that children and their families bring into our offices. However, we know that good pain ...
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of ultrasound-guided acupotomy combined with mindfulness meditation for the treatment of lumbar myofascial pain syndrome (MPS). Results: Group A was ...
Ed Mowery, the founder and lead singer of a death metal band, suffered unfathomable pain for decades: "It was 24/7, 365," he said, likening it to "lightning bolt razor snakes in my legs and nerve pain ...