It’s better to be told nothing is wrong than to regret not seeing a medical professional sooner. Here's what you need to know.

While pain is a natural part of the healing process after an illness, injury, or surgery, it can become a condition in its own right. This can happen when the pain becomes more intense or lasts longer ...

My colleague, Dr. Guy Winch, has a new book out (and an accompanying TED talk) about how to cope with heartbreak. The book specifically tackles two types of marginalized psychological pain: Heartbreak ...

Pain is a natural part of the healing process following illness, injury or surgery. However, if pain persists, is more intense than normally expected, or lacks a discernable cause, it becomes its own ...

After screening 27 million compounds, researchers have found a small-molecule drug that performed as well as a common painkiller with no side effects in rodent tests. The hope is that the finding ...

Back injections can provide significant pain relief for some people. Doctors target specific locations in your spine and muscle to provide the most effective pain relief. If you have back pain that’s ...

Dr. James Rathmell answers the question: 'Does Phantom Limb Pain Ever Go Away?' — -- Question: What Is Phantom Limb Pain And Does It Ever Go Away? Answer: Phantom Limb Pain is I guess best ...

If your back is killing you at the end of the day, you might blame it on picking something up incorrectly or somehow injuring it. But up to 25% of lower back problems aren’t actually caused by muscle ...

Gabapentin has soared in popularity as an alternative to opioids, but research is finding that it isn’t as safe or effective ...