Central sensitization in chronic back pain manifested as greater unpleasantness to both pressure and sound, with stronger and more specific amplification for auditory stimuli than mechanical ...

Compare Inpatient Rehab examined data from the CDC's National Health Interview Survey to examine the chronic pain epidemic.

Over 50 million people in the U.S. live with chronic pain, a third of which have had their entire lives stopped because of it ...

Scientists have uncovered a brain mechanism that may explain why chronic pain leads to depression in some people but not ...

A muscle spasm could mean more than pain in your back — it could also hurt your ears. Despite being the leading cause of ...

Chronic back pain appears to amplify everyday sensory experiences, including sound. Brain scans reveal altered activity in ...

A new case study documents six months of complete pain relief in an 80-year-old man with arthritis, achieved without ...

Chronic pain has long been known to be associated with depression. Among adults with chronic pain, around 40% exhibit clinical symptoms of depression. But why is it that only some people with chronic ...

While some pain may become more frequent as we age, it doesn’t mean we have to accept it as unavoidable or rely only on ...

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 ...

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Chronic pancreatitis is now recognized as a complex fibroinflammatory disorder involving genetic, environmental, and ...