Physical activity stimulates the release of endorphins (natural painkillers) and promotes the production of anti-inflammatory ...

Common OTC painkillers like ibuprofen may increase heart attack and stroke risk. Learn which medications pose the greatest ...

For people living with lupus, pain can be one of the most persistent and difficult symptoms to manage. But the good news is that a combination of medical treatments, lifestyle changes and ...

Gabapentin is used to treat partial seizures that occur with epilepsy and nerve pain resulting from nerve damage such as: Postherpetic neuralgia, a type of nerve pain caused by shingles Diabetic ...

Gene therapy ‘switch’ may offer non-addictive pain relief. New approach targets pain signals while leaving the rest of the brain untouched.

Feeling like we have a degree of control makes us tolerate pain better. In the case of fibromyalgia, however, this simply doesn't work. A study provides clues as to why. Feeling like we have a degree ...

Assuring Quality Cancer Survivorship Care: We've Only Just Begun Awareness of the safe and effective use of opioids in the oncology setting is essential to the provision of adequate pain relief.

Products containing mainly or only cannabidiol demonstrated almost no ability to manage a person's pain, a review of clinical ...

In late July, after months of calling doctors’ offices and suffering through pain, 23-year-old Erika of Wakefield posted a question in a Boston Reddit thread: “How do I find a doctor willing to remove ...

Central pain syndrome (CPS) is a neurological condition that affects your central nervous system (CNS), which includes your brain, brain stem, and spinal cord. It can happen when you've had or live ...