People with fibromyalgia live with chronic pain all over their body. And not all treatments work for everyone.
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Many of the gels, toys or therapies recommended to help kids through teething may be dangerous. So, what's a parent to do?
You are tired. Would nine more minutes really hurt? Is hitting the snooze button a good idea? Should you just get out of bed? Or is snoozing a sign of a more serious medical issue?
With the opioid crisis there is no doubt that physicians need safer, nonaddictive pain killers. Now new insights on how to create these are coming from an unlikely source: the naked mole rat.
Some people argue the absence of evidence is not evidence of absence, you just need to keep looking. But there are occasions where finding no evidence is all you can do.
A policy response focused on reducing prescription opioids will not resolve North America's opioid crisis. And it is hurting many adults who live with otherwise unbearable chronic pain.
Life without pain might seem like a blessing. But pain plays an important role in protecting our bodies from further damage.
Marijuana is known for delivering a good high. But the plant's uses go well beyond the recreational. Marijuana contains a trove of medicinal compounds whose uses we are just now discovering.
Palliative radiation therapy can improve a cancer patient's life, by alleviating pain and other symptoms. Unfortunately, some doctors associate the term with end-of-life care and fail to refer people.
The brain itself can’t actually feel pain. It can't sense damage to itself the way your finger can. We know this because people can have brain surgery while they are totally awake.
If you believe that physiotherapy will help your shoulder pain, it probably will.
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.
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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Assistant Professor, University of Connecticut School of Nursing; Assistant Director, UCONN Center for Advancement in Managing Pain, University of Connecticut
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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
