Chronic pain has long forced patients into a trade-off between constant discomfort and the side effects of powerful drugs. A ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a physician and behavioral scientist at Duke University. Chronic pain often depends as much or more on the brain’s response ...

Patients who experience chronic pain may experience improvement in symptoms if their primary care providers are specifically trained in multiple aspects of pain, including emotional consequences. A ...

Most therapies for low back pain provide only short-term relief; it's unclear, however, whether benefits from cognitive functional therapy (CFT) may last longer. Investigators in this study performed ...

Researchers at the University of New South Wales Sydney are testing a new way to treat chronic nerve pain by training the ...

Two studies presented at last week’s American College of Sports Medicine conference add to the growing literature on the links between training, pain perception, and racing. Taken together, they add ...

An experimental study examining the perception of pain and the effects of various mental training techniques has found that a relatively short and simple meditation method can have a significant ...

Bend both knees to 90 degrees to lower down in the lunge. Press through your front heel to return to standing. If the reverse ...

Researchers have developed a new national blueprint to help health professionals support the one in five Australians living with chronic pain, costing the Australian economy $139 billion every year.

Interesting new review by German researchers in the journal Pain on pain perception in athletes, aggregating the results of 15 previous studies (abstract here; press release here). Some key insights: ...

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