Scientists have discovered that female hormones like estrogen and progesterone can trigger immune cells near the spinal cord to release natural opioids, easing pain before it reaches the brain.

Chronic pain can result from nervous-system overload that creates physical symptoms in response to repressed emotions, therapist Nicole Sachs says.

Scientists have discovered a new mechanism that acts via an immune cell and points toward a different way of treating chronic pain.

The survey relies on the 10-point pain rating scale common in doctors' offices. The research in both articles focuses on moderate to severe pain, with a score of 4 or greater. What Williams found ...

In practice, the hand-pay system is a major pain point among gamblers, both on cruise ships and in land-based casinos. From a player’s perspective, it is a major inconvenience to have to sit and ...

Over 28 acupressure points may help with stomach pain. These include baohuang (Urinary Bladder 48 or BL48), fushe (Spleen 13 or SP13), wailing (Stomach 26 or ST26), yuji (Lung 10 or LU10).

The Vomero 18 running shoe on display at a Nike store in New York features thick soles, a $US150 ($248) price tag and tongue labels woven with the message “Made in ...

That’s not because the couch has developed new, sharper corners. That’s because pain is weird. And more importantly, it’s not fixed. It’s not math. It’s not “this much injury = this ...

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Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The Vomero 18 running shoe on display at a Nike store in New York features thick soles, a $150 price tag ...

or chronic pain maintenance. I manage fibromyalgia and trapezius myalgia, and [the heated percussion of the Thermacool] obliterated the resistance out of my trapezius muscles … on level 1.” ...