February 21, 2022 – For men undergoing surgery to repair scarring in the urethra (urethroplasty), a new approach to pain management can reduce the need for strong opioid drugs without compromising ...

Recent studies are pointing to the fact that kindness can decrease pain and lessen stress. As Dr. Kapoor notes, pain is largely an evolutionary mechanism to enhance survival and, hence, is largely ...

Pain represents the cardinal symptom of osteoarthritis, yet its intensity, quality, and impact vary dramatically among ...

Share on Pinterest Researchers say circuits in the brain could help provide pain relief without the use of opioids. Westend61/Getty Images Researchers have identified an alternative pain control ...

Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS), in collaboration with Peking University, China, have made a discovery regarding the TRPV1 (transient receptor potential vanilloid 1) ion ...

Asking your doctor how non-opioid pain-management options can help kickstart a smooth recovery and get you back to your ...

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) expert decision pathway for chest pain can safely and effectively rule out acute coronary syndromes in most patients, but not for those with known coronary ...

Researchers have discovered that a particular molecular signaling pathway plays an important role in producing osteoarthritis (OA) pain. Using a mouse model of painful osteoarthritis, they show that ...

These cases are representative of procedures that are relatively common in elderly patients, and illustrate concepts of contemporary acute pain medicine. Pain management treatment goals include pain ...

The CDC says nearly a quarter of adults have chronic pain. New research shows kindness might be the best prescription.