Pain

(BOSTON) -- A study co-authored by Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) researchers and published in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine finds that an injury serious enough to lead to at least a week off of work…

Online self-management helps; for some the online system plus nurse telecare helps moreCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS - Pain is the most common physical symptom for which adults seek medical attention in the United States,…

Case control study finds nearly threefold increase in overdose rates for those on same health insurance plan as person with opioid prescription According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, opioid overdoses were responsible…

Use of opioids to control post-op pain can lead to dependency Babies whose mothers underwent surgery before pregnancy have an increased risk of opioid withdrawal symptoms at birth, according to a new study done by Dr. Nathalie Auger,…

'Secret shopper' study reveals 40% of primary care clinics won't take a new patient who takes opioid painkillers on an ongoing basis, reducing access to needed care Finding a new doctor for health checkups and general care can pose a…

First genetic evidence that insects experience chronic painCredit: Viroreanu Laurentiu: Pixabay Scientists have known insects experience something like pain since 2003, but new research published today from Associate Professor Greg Neely…

Young athletes who have anterior cruciate ligament surgery are more likely to need an additional surgery if they received a hamstring graft compared to a bone-patellar tendon-bone graft, according to research presented today at the…

Credit: Michigan Medicine ANN ARBOR, Mich. - While ankle sprain injuries are common, a new report from Michigan Medicine suggests that the rate of opioids prescribed to those patients have become uncommonly high. "The opioid epidemic is…

CINCINNATI--Adolescent girls who reach puberty at an earlier age may also have a greater chance of developing migraine headaches, according to new research from investigators at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine. "We…

Small study suggests botulinum toxin may be potential treatment Pelvic pain associated with endometriosis often becomes chronic and can persist (or recur) following surgical and hormonal interventions. According to results published in…