Knowing the facts can help you get the right acute pain treatment and find relief.

People should contact a doctor about hip pain that affects sleep or daily activities or lasts longer than 2 weeks. People with severe pain, difficulty walking, or loss of feeling should seek emergency ...

If you do not have access to such a therapist, you can check out the online treatment program used in this study, from mypaintrainer.org. It is free and can be accessed here. Full disclosure: I have ...

Upper back pain is rarely a sign of cancer. More often, it’s a symptom of a different underlying condition that may require treatment. Back pain is very common, affecting an estimated 39% of adults in ...

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When Amber Meade twisted her ankle and broke a bone in her foot, she expected recovery to be easy. She needed surgery to shave down the damaged bone and make sure the nerves and tendons in her foot ...

Pain is hard to measure. One person’s “ouch” is another’s agony. Now, scientists say they’ve found a better way of assessing pain: putting a price on it. By translating pain into dollars, they’ve ...

When suicide happens, most people assume depression was the cause. Here's why they shouldn't overlook chronic pain.

America’s pain problem requires compassion, common sense, and responsible regulation, not another cycle of unintended harm. Emily Stack is the senior director of policy at Moms for America and the ...

Upper back pain may be a sign of cancer that has spread to the spine. However, many other conditions can cause pain in the upper back, such as arthritis or a herniated disk. Some types of cancer may ...