Since I've been 14 years old I've been chronically ill and in constant pain. I was prescribed codeine and tramadol to manage the pain, and I couldn't go a day without them. I stopped taking pills and ...

Most people think about pain as a simple cause-and-effect process. For example, if you touch a hot stove, you probably assume that the nerves in the skin feel how hot the stove is and signals are sent ...

Feeling like we have a degree of control makes us tolerate pain better. In the case of fibromyalgia, however, this simply doesn't work. A study provides clues as to why. Feeling like we have a degree ...

Almost everyone has pain sometimes. It might start as a twinge in your back, a dull ache in your knee, a tingling on the bottoms of your feet. Maybe you slept funny, or hoisted a full bag of groceries ...

The findings suggest that while chronic pain was associated with accelerated brain aging in earlier studies, healthy ...

Various prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) medications are available to treat chronic pain. Doctors will work closely with a person to determine the best pain medication for them. There are ...

ALLENDALE, Mich. — Imagine living with constant pain — pain that has no cure. This is life for 21-year-old Becca Boerma of Grand Rapids. Boerma is turning her pain into purpose by creating a display ...

A long life with pain does not necessarily mean that the brain ages faster. The post Chronic pain does not necessarily age ...