A new CDC report indicated that the percentage of Americans with chronic pain rose considerably in recent years, and it's not clear why. The numbers came from the National Health Interview Survey ...

The abnormal tissues range from black blisters to red nodules and white-hot cysts. They grow throughout the pelvic cavity, latching on to the ovaries and peritoneum or infiltrating the bowel and ...

Chronic pain affected nearly one in four U.S. adults, new CDC survey data showed. In 2023, 24.3% of adults had chronic pain lasting 3 months or longer, reported Jacqueline Lucas, MPH, and Inderbir ...

Dr. Adriaan Louw has heard the term "pain revolution" before. The physical therapist and scientist has been researching chronic pain for more than 30 years. Over the decades, he has witnessed the rise ...

Sometimes, a study on one topic can reveal important issues in another. Case in point: A recent Lancet study explored what a person’s life was like before they developed chronic pain — the diseases ...

Whether it’s a dull, underlying ache in your spine or a piercing stab, chronic back pain affects roughly 1 in 4 Americans. UC San Francisco’s Prasad Shirvalkar, MD, Ph.D, neurologist and pain medicine ...