Hany Demian, MD, MBBCH, CCFP, is CEO of Praesentia Healthcare LLC, comprising BioSpine Institute, Ontario’s Pain Care Clinics and AlfaScan. Pain is often the first indicator of a problem and the first ...

There are some ways you may be able to help your pain medication work faster. However, trying to speed up how fast ...

Using powerful 7-Tesla brain imaging, researchers mapped how the brainstem manages pain differently across the body. They discovered that distinct regions activate for facial versus limb pain, showing ...

On Jan. 30, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new drug called suzetrigine to treat moderate-to-severe pain. The prescription pills, sold under the brand name Journavx and made by ...

In A Nutshell Stanford researchers traced a brain circuit loop, running from the spinal cord up through the brain and back ...

After developing chronic pain, I started looking into what scientists do — and still don’t — understand about the disease. Here is what I learned. By Jennifer Kahn Most of us don’t think about pain ...

Pain is a common experience shared by all humans. It can manifest as sharp and sudden or as a dull, persistent ache. While it serves as a biological alert to injury, its effects reach far beyond just ...

Chronic pain is a thief. It breaks into your body and robs you blind. With lightning fingers, it can take away your livelihood, your marriage, your friends, your favorite pastimes and big chunks of ...

A new study published in the journal Science Immunology suggests that men are less likely than women to experience chronic ...

Many of us have our special ways of dealing with our feelings and emotions. For instance, when we are feeling stressed, we might calm our nerves by focusing attention on our breathing. If we have a ...

Interventional pain specialists warn spring activity aggravates back conditions and share how innovative regenerative ...