Pain Management

Scientists develop a new way to treat chronic pain

In a new study, researchers have developed a new way to treat chronic pain. With a compound designed and developed by the researchers themselves, they...

Causes and treatments of common gut pain: What you need to know

Everyone has pain or discomfort in their gut occasionally. Maybe you ate something that didn’t agree with you. Or you had an infection that made...

Botox injections may reduce chronic migraine headaches

In a new review study, researchers found evidence supports the effectiveness of botulinum toxin injections in reducing the frequency of chronic migraine headaches. They found...

Why light could worsen migraine headaches

Ask anyone who suffers from migraine headaches what they do when they're having an attack, and you're likely to hear "go into a dark...

Aspirin may help prevent and treat migraine headaches

In a new study, researchers have proposed aspirin as a possible option for consideration by primary care providers who treat the majority of patients...

This brain change linked to chronic back pain

In a new study, researchers have found a link between the onset of chronic back pain and changes to the nucleus accumbens in the...

More than half of Americans may receive inappropriate opioid treatments

Previous research shows that widespread opioid overprescribing contributed to the opioid epidemic. In a new study, researchers found that this dangerous trend has apparently been...

This pain killer drug may increase hip fracture risk

A recent study from Central South University found that the use of pain medication tramadol was linked to a higher risk of hip fractures...

Whether marijuana could reduce pain is unclear, new study shows

In a new study, researchers found that medical marijuana users who say they have high levels of pain are more likely than those with...

Dental pain? Use the anti-inflammatories, not the antibiotics

Dental pain can be very serious and sometimes people need urgent pain relief before they can get to a dentist. In the latest edition of...