Most people consider chronic pain—such as pain that lasts for months or years from a bad back or arthritis—a medical condition that should be treated exclusively by a physician or physical therapist.

Researchers identify the hippocampus and microglia as the "tipping point" that determines if chronic pain leads to depression or resilience.

A few years ago, I was sitting outside with my neighbor Paul. He’s in his seventies now, the kind of man who still mows his ...

Scientists have uncovered a brain mechanism that may explain why chronic pain leads to depression in some people but not others, according to research published in Science. The findings challenge the ...

Compare Inpatient Rehab examined data from the CDC's National Health Interview Survey to examine the chronic pain epidemic.

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Her research work is conducted within the NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) Mental Health and Neurodegeneration Themes. She receives Royalties from Cambridge University Press for Brain ...

Central sensitization in chronic back pain manifested as greater unpleasantness to both pressure and sound, with stronger and more specific amplification for auditory stimuli than mechanical ...

Prick your finger and it hurts—simple cause, simple response. But for millions of people living with chronic pain, pain is anything but straightforward. It persists without a visible cause, defying ...

People with chronic back pain process everyday sounds differently, and more intensely, than people without pain, according to new research from the University of Colorado Anschutz. Published today in ...

Individuals with chronic back pain reported significantly higher levels of auditory sensitivity compared with pain-free ...