Chronic physical pain is one of the greatest challenges a person can face. Here’s why anger can preclude relief and recovery.

We are told this: The mind is able to control the body. For the chronic pain patient who may have seemingly exhausted treatment options, this notion of mind over matter takes on a hopeful urgency.

Sometimes, a study on one topic can reveal important issues in another. Case in point: A recent Lancet study explored what a person’s life was like before they developed chronic pain — the diseases ...

Interdisciplinary multimodal pain treatment is associated with modest improvements in quality of life among adults with chronic pain.

A neural circuit hidden in an understudied region of the brain plays a critical role in turning temporary pain into pain that can last months or years, according to new University of Colorado Boulder ...

Treating chronic neuropathic pain with spinal cord stimulation may help prevent excess mortality associated with chronic pain, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University ...

Dynamic Pain Care in Houston offers interventional pain management focused on treating chronic pain at the source using minimally invasive procedures—without long-term medication or surgery.

Chronic pain affected nearly one in four U.S. adults, new CDC survey data showed. In 2023, 24.3% of adults had chronic pain lasting 3 months or longer, reported Jacqueline Lucas, MPH, and Inderbir ...

During the opioid crisis in the United States, acute pain management has remained a persistent challenge for both patients ...