Women are more likely to experience chronic pain, studies have found, and their pain lasts longer, on average. New research suggests it's because of immune system differences.

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Visceral pain affects more than 20% of the world's population. But it remains poorly understood despite recent advances in pain therapy. Visceral pain is pain that is felt in the internal organs ...

"Let's do it," Shelly Spears told her doctor. "I can no longer live like this." The "it" in this case was a procedure in which doctors would anesthetize an area of her back and then burn off a chunk ...

Radiating pain is pain that travels from one body part to another. It begins in one place then spreads across a bigger area. For example, if you have a herniated disc, you may have pain in your lower ...

Pain management doctors focus on helping a person find relief from pain due to underlying conditions or as long-term consequences of surgical procedures. Pain management doctors work with a variety of ...

Nonnarcotic pain medications aren’t addictive and can be used to manage mild to moderate pain. Being in pain can be an exhausting and upsetting experience. Sometimes the reasons you’re in pain aren’t ...

In general, bone pain feels sharper, deeper, and more debilitating than muscle pain. Bone pain typically lasts longer and requires greater medical attention. Muscle pain feels more “generalized,” and ...

A large review of opioid pain relievers prescribed for acute pain has found these medicines provide only small, short-term relief for some acute conditions and are ineffective for some others. The ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...