New research suggests pain is not a simple signal of injury but a process that unfolds across nerves, spinal cord, and brain.

Neuroscientist Kevin Hellman initially came to Endeavor Health’s Evanston Hospital to research chronic pain in the brain stem. In 2013, he collaborated with researchers from the Gynecology Research ...

A neural circuit hidden in an understudied region of the brain plays a critical role in turning temporary pain into pain that can last months or years, according to new University of Colorado Boulder ...

Chronic pain affects more than 50 million Americans, yet for decades, treatment options for pain that persists in the absence ...

Age is probably not the reason behind your joint pain, even if you’re an older athlete, according to Shmerling, the former ...

For decades, we erroneously believed that pain was a purely biomedical phenomenon – due exclusively to biological processes like tissue damage, genetics, and system dysfunction alone. Pain was ...

A new study has found that people living with chronic pain tend to be more perfectionistic, less self-compassionate and – depending on the measure – less confident in their ability to cope. These ...

As we get older, pain quietly becomes a background feature of life. Aches after the weekend. Stiffness in the morning. A ...

In 2023, nearly 1 in 4 US adults were living with chronic pain, and 8.5% experienced pain severe enough to limit daily life or work activities. This is up from 20% and 6.9% in 2020, respectively, and ...

QC Kinetix continues to expand access to regenerative medicine in Richmond by offering nonsurgical, biologic therapies designed to help patients manage and relieve chronic pain without surgery or ...