Let’s accept it: gone are the days when back pain used to be an issue for elderly people. Nowadays, it is one of the most common complaints, even among young adults. Many people shrug it off as a ...

Don’t automatically assume you’ve slipped a disc or pulled a muscle. Abdominal (the tummy area) or back pain could be a warning sign, “particularly if it’s a mild discomfort and worsens over time, or ...

Mary Sage lay frozen in place, in such severe pain she couldn’t will herself off the chiropractor’s table. It was 2015, and Sage, then a 56-year-old program operation analyst at the University of ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

If you've had cancer, looking back, what was your very first symptom that you didn't think was one? Check out some of their ...

Cancer survivors experiencing pain show greater likelihood of using tobacco and cannabis, whereas being less likely to consume alcohol. Pain intensity and chronic pain status are independently ...

A once “fit and healthy” 25-year-old woman, whose lower back pain was initially misdiagnosed, died from bone cancer less than a year after a tumour was finally discovered in her pelvis. When Kate ...

Terminally ill cycling star Sir Chris Hoy has revealed that there was one key sign of cancer he brushed off as 'just getting ...

Yes, an ovarian cyst can cause back pain. It does not always happen, but it can if the cyst is large and pressing on other organs or tissues. It is advisable for those with persistent pain to ask a ...

Glioblastoma, the most aggressive and deadly type of brain cancer, is known to have a very poor prognosis — but a new study suggests that a pain-relieving drug could extend survival. Researchers at ...

Jay N. Yepuri, MD, MS, FACG, is a board-certified gastroenterologist and member of the Digestive Health Associates of Texas Board of Directors and Executive Committee. Chronic constipation may cause ...