Pain Management

This non-surgical treatment strongly reduces knee pain in older adults

A recent study from MedStar Georgetown University Hospital has discovered a promising non-surgical treatment that significantly reduces knee pain, especially in individuals aged 50...

Mindfulness and CBT help reduce chronic back pain and opioid use

Chronic low back pain is a major health problem, affecting about one in four Americans. It’s the leading cause of disability worldwide, and many...

Emotion therapy is a new treatment for chronic pain

A new study led by UNSW Sydney and Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) shows that targeting emotional processing is key to treating and managing chronic...

Anti-inflammatory drug may help with alcohol use and pain, study

A new study from scientists at Scripps Research suggests that a drug already approved by the FDA to treat inflammation could help people with...

Diabetes drug liraglutide reduces migraine headache days by half

A diabetes medication may offer relief for people suffering from chronic migraines. In a new study, researchers found that the drug liraglutide, commonly used to...

Cannabis-inspired drug can reduce pain without addiction risk

Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine and Stanford University have developed a new compound that may offer pain relief without the risks linked...

This arthritis disease is linked to blood cancer

A team of researchers from Adelaide and the United States has found a surprising connection between a rare type of arthritis and gene mutations...

Depression may appear years before pain, study finds

A new study by researchers at University College London (UCL) has found that many middle-aged and older adults who experience pain may have had...

Why some rheumatoid arthritis patients don’t respond to treatment

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is usually treated with strong anti-inflammatory drugs that help reduce swelling and pain in the joints. But for about 20% of patients,...

How psychological therapy changes the brain to ease pain

Chronic pain affects about one in five adults around the world. It shows up in many ways — like back pain, migraines, arthritis, or...