If you believe that physiotherapy will help your shoulder pain, it probably will.
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New treatment for phantom limb pain looks promising.
Schadenfreude seems to arise out of envy and a sense of justice. But some psychologists believe a darker impulse is at play.
How is pain measured? A person’s pain is what they say it is.
Ambulance call-outs associated with the misuse of pregabalin (Lyrica) have increased tenfold in Victoria since 2012, mirroring an increase in prescription rates.
People who use painkillers for non-medical reasons often justify it as a form of self-medication for legitimate medical diagnoses such as depression, anxiety and stress.
Researchers are exploring the genetic differences that dictate why some people suffer greater pain than others, and how to translate these findings into personalized pain treatments.
Depending on the species, touching a stinging tree can be like 30 wasp stings at once or being burnt with hot acid and electrocuted at the same time.
Many people may misunderstand the basics about opioids. That prevents researchers from understanding the full scope of the epidemic.
Doctors tend to overestimate how good their treatments are and underestimate the harms that come from them. But many studies have shown knee arthroscopy to no more effective than fake surgery.
In one sense, the brain feels no pain. In another sense, it feels all the pain.
Ouch! Who hasn't felt the effects of a paper cut and then cursed the gods or themselves for the injury? But have you ever wondered why they hurt so much? A professor of family medicine explains why.
There's some evidence osteopathy can reduce the need for pain medications.
Two neuroscientists explain the cruel chemistry of opioid addiction and why this crisis could last a lifetime.
Most countries need to find a happy balance between the American attitude that all pain needs to be cured – and the ethos in other countries that pain is to be endured.
Scientists have taken atomic resolution snapshots of an opioid receptor interacting with a drug. Now they are using these images to design "biased" opioids that block pain without the dangerous side effects.
As knowledge of pain and the highly addictive nature of opioids has grown, so has the knowledge grown about pain and its origins. A pain specialist explains the intricacies, and how treatment is changing as a result.
In today's opioid crisis, why are some people with addictions treated with empathy and others with disdain? The answer to that question has roots in the 19th century.
Does your child hate their visits to the pediatrician? Do they psyche themselves into a panic that the shot will hurt? The best strategy to calm an anxious child may be to reframe their expectations.
Each person experiences pain differently, depending on his or her genetic makeup. That makes it difficult to figure out what treatments patients need.
Top contributors
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Clinical associate professor, Deakin University School of Medicine and Pain Specialist, Deakin University
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Professor, University of Bath
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Professor of Clinical Neurosciences and Foundation Chair in Physiotherapy, University of South Australia
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Clinical Psychologist, Deakin University
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Senior Research Officer, Neuroscience Research Australia
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Reader in Clinical Health Psychology & Science, Medicine & Society Network, UCL
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Lecturer in the School of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand
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Laureate Professor of Mathematics, University of Newcastle
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ARC Future Fellow, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne
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Professor of Population Health, The University of Queensland
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Director, Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre & Professor of Addiction Studies, Monash University
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Neuroscientist, Monash University
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Professor Emeritus, The University of Queensland
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Emeritus Consultant, St Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst
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PhD; Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (retired) and Research Fellow, University of California, Davis
