Chronic pain can develop when the brain continues to send out pain messages even after an injury has healed. When this occurs ...

It is a nothingness many people with chronic pain are plunged into when their symptoms defy simple explanation. As a ...

But sometimes the pain lingers long after the danger has passed, becoming chronic. Chronic pain in the form of headaches, joint problems, or full-blown fibromyalgia can radically impact one's life.

TSUKUBA, Japan — Stubbing your toe can be surprisingly painful, leaving you wincing more than anticipated. It turns out that ...

The American Society of Pain and Neuroscience (ASPN) has just issued UPDATED guidelines for physicians using neuromodulation ...

Our understanding of pain, and especially chronic pain, is far behind where it should be. We don’t know what causes a person with an injury to develop chronic pain, or why it happens in some ...

In urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome, high-impact chronic pain was linked to worse disability and mental health outcomes, as well as higher health care utilization.

GENERALLY, A CHRONIC illness is a medical condition that lasts for six months or longer, usually requires ongoing care and treatment, and may limit your daily activities, says Sumanth Prabhu, M.D., ...

One possible explanation is that the healthy participants ... "Women with fibromyalgia are already accustomed to chronic pain, which may make them less sensitive to anticipated pain in the ...