Everyone gets aches and pains now and then. But when the pain lasts for six months or more, or is constantly reoccurring, it's considered chronic pain. Chronic pain is different from acute pain ...

Chronic pain affects approximately 1 in 5 Americans, and yet it remains one of the most misunderstood and challenging medical ...

More than 30 percent of adults in the U.S. are living with chronic or severe pain. If you’re part of that statistic, you know how devastating living with severe or daily pain can be. Treating ...

A novel biomarker signature combining PAF and CME predicts chronic pain risk, linking brain activity to individual pain ...

How can a therapist help with chronic pain? A therapist treating patients for chronic pain will often work in tandem with their medical doctors to make sure individuals’ medical and emotional ...

A dysfunctional signaling pathway in the hippocampus has been linked to chronic pain-related memory impairment in mice.

In an international effort, researchers at Western University, the University of Maryland School of Dentistry (UMSOD) and Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) uncovered how specific patterns in ...

The following is a summary of “Health-related quality of life, lifestyle habits and chronic pain in individuals with knee pain – a 2-year follow-up study,” published in the January 2025 issue of Pain ...

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