Back pain isn't always about posture or injury. Doctors say unaddressed stress can quietly tense muscles, disrupt sleep and trigger chronic pain, making emotional health a key part of recovery.

In the mid-17 th century, the French philosopher, scientist, and mathematician Rene Descartes proposed a bold thesis called ‘mind-body dualism.’ In it, he stated that the mind and body were separate ...

Many individuals seeking asylum in the United States show increased stress and pain symptoms that are associated with indications of cardiovascular disease according to Weill Cornell Medicine ...

Four in ten adults with chronic pain experience clinically significant depression and anxiety, reported a new systematic review and meta-analysis published in JAMA Network Open. "Right now, we have ...

Work stress is a key but often ignored trigger of back and neck pain in office-goers. Chronic stress causes muscle tension, ...

Chronic pain affects 150 million people across Europe, according to the European Pain Federation. That is approximately the population of France and Germany combined. This burden drives countless ...

Pain responses are triggered in response to physical injury as well as psychological or emotional stressors. However, the mechanisms underlying social or emotional pain transmission are poorly ...

Stress due to grief or loss can alter the permeability of your gut, sometimes called “leaky gut,” making it harder to contain ...

Did you know that the origin of pain can begin in the brain rather than the body? I recently took a deep-dive into the science of pain in a two-day continuing medical education course led by Howard ...