Millions of people who live with chronic pain hear some version of the same dismissal: the scan looks fine, so the problem ...

Author Rachel Zoffness breaks down why we have chronic pain and how science shows that it’s all in our head ...

Conducted by researchers from Stanford University, the study used genetically engineered mouse models to map how pain signals ...

A newly identified brain circuit may hold the key to understanding why some pain fades while other pain lingers long after injury.

Scientists have identified a previously unknown brain circuit that appears to drive chronic pain, separate from the pathways ...

People with chronic back pain process everyday sounds differently, and more intensely, than people without pain, according to new research from the University of Colorado Anschutz. Published today in ...

I find that more often than not, you don’t find the books you need to read, they find you. A few months ago, a work ...

More than 50 million Americans suffer from chronic pain, according to the CDC. Persistent pain that lasts beyond a typical recovery period can be debilitating and finding the right treatment is a ...

Indeed, the IOM stated that chronic pain, “…is a distinct pathology causing changes in the nervous system …” There are several problems with this line of thinking that have serious implications not ...

But Bongiorno wasn’t asking for drugs — she simply wanted help. For two years, Bongiorno, 54, had been living with pain that she describes as a deep burning sensation far worse than kidney stones or ...

Chronic opioid therapy is often misunderstood as primarily producing euphoria, even in long-term pain patients. In reality, ...

Chronic pain can be very destabilizing for anyone, but especially for people with bipolar disorder. The way bipolar individuals perceive their pain can critically affect their recovery. Mental health ...