Pain Management and Chronic Pain - News

Next time you get a vaginal exam, you might want to ask your doctor to use a lubricant gel. According to a new study, three...

Young women on birth control pills tend to have less painful menstrual periods than those not on the contraceptives, a new...

Traditional Chinese acupuncture seems little better than a "sham" version of the procedure when it comes to preventing migraines,...

People who get steroid injections to ease back pain do not need an MRI scan, which does little to help doctors assess and...

People who get painful migraine headaches may be at a higher risk for developing clinical depression, suggests a new study...

In new survey of cancer doctors in the U.S., many oncologists said they were good at managing their patients' pain -- but...

People over age 75 who visit the emergency department with complaints of pain are about 20 percent less likely to have their...

In a new UK study of adults with chronic lower back pain, a 12-week yoga class led to a small improvement in how well participants...

Weekly yoga classes eased pain and improved functioning in some people with chronic lower back pain -- but the yoga sessions...

Despite concerns that water pressure and other stresses might promote headaches, professional scuba divers may actually get...

Orthopedic surgeon John Tongue sees more patients these days who are in pain and deciding to do nothing about it. As it gets...

Half of Americans now support legalizing marijuana use, a record level, amid growing support for decriminalization that could...

Hallucinated scents can, rarely, be a part of the "aura" that some people perceive before a migraine attack, a new study...

Pfizer Inc has formed a partnership with health insurer Humana Inc to research ways to improve healthcare for the elderly....

Children and teenagers who complain of chest pain only rarely have a heart problem causing it, a study published Monday suggests....

Regular aerobic exercise worked just as well as relaxation therapy or the antiepileptic drug topiramate in preventing migraine...

As many as one in 12 women say they have a type of genital pain known as vulvodynia, yet few have been diagnosed with it,...

Simply suggesting that a treatment will ease chest pain may not only dampen the pain, but directly alter heart arteries,...

Can a computer tell when it hurts? It can if you train it, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. A team at Stanford University...

British scientists have identified a gene responsible for regulating chronic pain, called HCN2, and say their discovery should...

Preemies show less pain when mom holds them than when dad tries to comfort them, according to a new study of babies having...

Despite a commonly-held belief among many doctors who treat lupus patients, headaches -- particularly migraines -- are not...

British consumer products group Reckitt Benckiser is recalling all its over-the-counter painkiller Nurofen Plus in the UK...

Parents who are taught to recognize and respond to signs of pain in their prematurely born babies are more confident in caring...

The spa industry is booming, particularly in China and India, as more men and aging boomers seek pain relief as well as relaxing...

Minimally invasive surgery for a burst appendix appears to be more successful and less costly in the long run than the traditional...

A cousin of the drug Vioxx may help prevent headaches in Muslims fasting for Ramadan, according to a new study from Israel....

A high degree of pain does not make it any more likely that someone coming into the emergency room with chest pains is having...

An asthma attack, a painful shoulder and battering wind and waves forced 61-year-old swimmer Diana Nyad to abandon early...

For women with arthritis of the knees, going to the bathroom can be an excruciating exercise, but a new study suggests that...